{"id":25894,"date":"2017-02-06T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T06:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=25894"},"modified":"2017-04-17T21:57:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T01:57:33","slug":"a-catholic-answer-to-the-refugee-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/a-catholic-answer-to-the-refugee-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"A Catholic Answer to the Refugee Crisis","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"CENTER\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-25912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sland-refugee-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sland-refugee-1.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sland-refugee-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sland-refugee-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sland-refugee-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Refugees<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, courtesy Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>IT <\/strong>is one of the most volatile topics in the world right now\u2014and one of the least balanced discussions at that: <em>refugees<\/em>, and what do with the overwhelming exodus. St. John Paul II called the\u00a0issue\u00a0&#8220;perhaps the greatest tragedy of all the human tragedies of our\u00a0time.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><em>Address to Refugees in Exile at Morong,\u00a0<\/em>Philippines, Feb. 21st, 1981<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0For some, the answer is simple: take them in, whenever, however many they are, and whomever they may be. For others, it is more complex, thereby demanding a more measured and restrained response; at stake, they say, is not only the safety and wellbeing of individuals fleeing violence and persecution, but the\u00a0safety and stability of nations. If that is the case, what\u00a0is the middle road, one that safeguards the dignity and lives of genuine refugees while at the same time safeguarding the common good?\u00a0What is our response\u00a0as Catholics to be?<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>THE CRISIS<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Our world is facing a refugee crisis of a\u00a0magnitude not seen since the second World War. This presents us with great challenges and many hard decisions&#8230;. we must not be taken aback by the numbers, but rather view them as persons, seeing their faces and listening to their stories, trying to respond as best we can to this situation; to respond in a way which is always human, just, and fraternal&#8230; let us remember the Golden Rule: <em>Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> \u2014POPE FRANCIS, address to U.S. Congress, September 24th, 2015; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/videos\/news\/nation\/2015\/09\/24\/72737908\/\">usatoday.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Probably one of the greatest obstacles to a civil and reasoned discussion on the current refugee crisis is the lack of understanding in the general population of exactly <em>why <\/em>the crisis exists in the first place, for &#8220;a\u00a0world where human rights are violated with impunity will never stop producing refugees of all kinds.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, &#8220;Refugees: A Challenge to Solidarity&#8221;, Intro.;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/pontifical_councils\/corunum\/documents\/rc_pc_corunum_doc_25061992_refugees_en.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-25908\" style=\"margin: 2px 5px 2px 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/oilfieldswar-1-600x572.jpg\" width=\"265\" height=\"253\" \/>The answer, in one word, is <em>war. <\/em>War between peoples, war between\u00a0Muslim sects, war between nations, war over oil, and in truth, war for world domination. In his speech to Congress, Pope Francis acknowledged the &#8220;complexity, the gravity and the urgency of these challenges.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. address to U.S. Congress, September 24th, 2015; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/united-states\/pope-francis-calls-on-us-not-to-shun-immigrants\">straitstimes.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> One cannot adequately address just solutions to the present\u00a0refugee crisis without examining its varied and startling roots. So\u00a0I will briefly highlight three significant issues fueling the mass migration of\u00a0refugees from the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I. <u>Fighting Between the Muslim Sects<\/u><\/p>\n<p>While Christians are at the\u00a0brunt of Islamic persecution in many countries around the world, so too are fellow Muslims. The two major sects of Islam are the Sunnis and the Shiites. The division between them goes back 1400 years to a dispute over who should succeed the Prophet Mohammad. Today, their differences continue to manifest in a power struggle over who is to rule\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-25913\" style=\"margin: 1px 2px 1px 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/muschil.jpg\" width=\"267\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/muschil.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/muschil-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><br \/>\n regions or entire countries.<\/p>\n<p>Al Qaeda, ISIS, Hamas, and Boko Haram are Sunni Muslim groups who use terrorism to threaten and expel their enemies often, as we know, in the most barbaric ways. Then there is Abu Sayyef in the Philippines, Lashkar e Taiba in Kashmir, and the Taliban in Afghanistan. Hezbollah out of Lebanon is the military arm of some Shiites.\u00a0All of these organizations are responsible to one degree or another for the displacement of millions of people fleeing the brutal enforcement of Islamic doctrine\u00a0known as Sharia law\u00a0(note: the fight between Islamic sects often comes down to the view that the <em>other<\/em> party is an &#8220;apostate&#8221; for his or her erroneous interpretation or application of Islamic teaching).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>II. <u>Western Intervention<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Here, the situation becomes even more complex.\u00a0It is a known fact\u00a0that foreign countries, most especially the United States, have supplied weapons, resources, and training\u00a0to some of the aforementioned terrorist groups in order to shift power in the Middle East to their own &#8220;national interests.&#8221; Why? It might be overly simplifying things to say &#8220;oil&#8221;, but that&#8217;s a large part it. Another less known but related reason has its ties to Freemasonry and the spread of &#8220;enlightened democracies&#8221;: <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">see <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/mystery-babylon\/\">Mystery Babylon<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">America would be used to lead the world into the philosophic empire. You understand that America was founded by Christians as a Christian nation. However, there were always those people on the other side who wanted to use America, abuse our military power and our financial power, to establish enlightened democracies throughout the world and restore the lost Atlantis [a utopian system based on humanism alone]. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014Dr. Stanley Monteith, <em>The New Atlantis: Secret Mysteries of America\u2019s Beginnings<\/em> (video); interview Dr. Stanley Monteith<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Three devastating aspects of Western intervention have\u00a0been, first, the war in Iraq, which killed hundreds of thousands based on controversial claims of <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-25907\" style=\"margin: 1px 2px 1px 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ISIS-1-600x491.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"208\" \/>&#8220;weapons of mass destruction.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/to-my-american-friends\/\">To My American Friends<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Second, as already mentioned, the U.S. has enabled terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">What has been omitted from mainstream circles though is the intimate relationship between US intelligence agencies and ISIS, as they have trained, armed and funded the group for years. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014Steve MacMillan, August 19th, 2014;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/order-out-of-chaos-the-global-elites-plan-for-a-middle-eastern-union\/5396518\"> global research.ca<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Third, with the withdrawal of the American led coalition from the region primarily under Obama&#8217;s watch, the vacuum has created tremendous instability and a violent power-struggle between the Muslim sects, which has\u00a0led, in part, to the current refugee crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>III. <u>Islamic Ideology<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Just as many Westerners understand little about the muddled politics of the Middle East, even fewer understand that Islam is not like Christianity, or most other religions for that matter. The\u00a0&#8220;separation between Church and State&#8221; prevalent in the West <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Poland is a rare exception in how this is integrated in practice.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> is not a concept Islam embraces.\u00a0In an ideal Islamic world, the economy, politics, law and religion all breathe from the same lungs of Islamic tradition.\u00a0Sharia law is essentially the enforcement of Islamic doctrine and is a\u00a0predominant rule and desire in many Muslim-controlled countries\u00a0where Sunnis make up between 85-89% of the Islamic world population.<\/p>\n<p>Central to Islamic doctrine is the spread of a &#8220;global caliphate&#8221; to bring the entire world under Islamic domination.\u00a0As it says in the Koran:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>It is he (Allah) who has sent his Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth (i.e. Islam), in order for it to be dominant over all\u00a0other religions, even though the Mushrikoon (unbelievers) hate it.<\/strong> \u2014EMQ at-Tawbah, 9:33 &amp; as Saff 61:4-9, 13 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mawlana Sayid Abul Ala Mawdudi (born 1905) was an Islamic scholar from the Indian subcontinent and is considered one of Islam\u2019s greatest scholars. He\u00a0said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Islam is not a normal religion like the other religions in the world, and Muslim nations are not like normal nations. Muslim nations are very special because they have a command from Allah to rule the entire world and to be over every nation in the world&#8230;. In order to fulfill that goal, Islam can use every power available every way it can be used to bring worldwide revolution. This is Jihad.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> \u2014<em>Islam and Terrorism<\/em>, Mark A. Gabriel, (Lake Mary Florida, Charisma House 2001) p.81<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-25915\" style=\"margin: 2px 5px 2px 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/massmig-600x428.jpg\" width=\"304\" height=\"217\" \/>One of the ways in which this Global\u00a0Caliphate can be spread, according to Mohammad, is through <em>migration <\/em>or &#8220;Hijrah.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2026the concept of Hijrah\u2014Immigration\u2014as a means of supplanting the native population and reaching the position of power became a well-developed doctrine in Islam\u2026 The main principle for a Muslim community in a non-Muslim country is that it must be separate and distinct. Already in the Charter of Medina, Muhammad outlined the basic rule for Muslims who emigrate to non-Muslim land, i.e., they must form a separate body, keeping their own laws and making the host country comply with them. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014 Y.K. Cherson, \u201cThe Goal of Muslim Immigration According to Muhammad\u2019s Teachings\u201d, Oct. 2nd, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While it is uncertain to what degree the precept of Hijrah is playing a role in the current migration of hundreds of thousands of Muslims, Steve Bannon, controversial chief strategist of the new U.S. President, is on record regarding his concerns over the Islamic Caliphate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It\u2019s a very unpleasant topic, but we are in an outright war against jihadist Islamic fascism. And this war is, I think, metastasizing far quicker than governments can handle it&#8230; a war that\u2019s already global. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014from a conference at the Vatican\u00a0in 2014; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/lesterfeder\/this-is-how-steve-bannon-sees-the-entire-world?utm_term=.jrPoZpQjj#.vkVWJpoBB\">BuzzFeedNews<\/a>, November 15th, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Those concerns are not merely the view of &#8220;radicals.&#8221; Austrian Cardinal Sch\u00f6nborn, who is close to Pope Francis\u00a0and who initially supported the huge influx of migrants, also asked:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Will there be a third Islamic attempt to conquer Europe? Many Muslims think this and wish this and say that Europe is at its end.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> \u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/catholicism.org\/cardinal-schonborn-rethinks-his-migrant-stance.html\">Catholicism.org<\/a>, December 27th, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The leader of the Czech Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, also\u00a0warned that Europe risks losing its Christian identity entirely as a result of\u00a0the West&#8217;s widespread use of contraception and abortion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Muslims in Europe have many more children than Christian families; that is why demographers have been trying to come up with a time when Europe will become Muslim. Europe will pay dearly for having left its spiritual foundations&#8230;<\/strong> <strong>Unless the Christians wake up, life may be Islamized and Christianity will not have the strength to imprint its character on the life of people, not to say society.<\/strong> \u2014<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldtribune.com\/church-in-revolt-at-popes-blessing-of-islams-expansion-in-europe\/\">World Tribune<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>January 29th, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some suggest it is too late, as the birth rate in most European countries has fallen well below replacement levels. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6-3X5hIFXYU\">Muslim Demographics<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0Perhaps this is what Pope Benedict XVI eluded to in a sobering homily to the world&#8217;s bishops:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>The threat of judgment also concerns us, the Church in Europe, Europe and the West in general\u2026 the Lord is also crying out to our ears\u2026 \u201cIf you do not repent I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.\u201d <\/strong>\u2014Pope Benedict XVI,\u00a0<em>Opening Homily,<\/em>\u00a0Synod of Bishops, October 2nd, 2005, Rome<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cardinal Raymond Burke also raised the issue of Islamization in an interview with\u00a0Italian newspaper\u00a0<em>Il Giornale.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Islam is a threat in the sense that for the true Muslim, Allah must rule the world. Christ said in the Gospel: \u2018Render unto Caesar what is Caesar\u2019s\u2019. By contrast, the Islamic religion, which is based on the law of the Koran, aims to govern all countries where there are Muslims.\u00a0While they are the minority they cannot insist, but when they become the majority they must apply the Sharia.<\/strong> \u2014March 4th, 2016,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilgiornale.it\/news\/politica\/lislam-pericolo-vogliono-sottometterci-armi-e-i-figli-1314051.html\">Il Giornale<\/a>;\u00a0<\/em>English translation at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/london\/2016\/10\/08\/top-cardinal-islam-desires-world-conquest-west-letting-win\/\">brietbart.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These are not politically correct statements, but are\u00a0they true? Here is a compilation someone put forward on YouTube of Muslims from every walk of life\u2014politicians, Imams, analysts, and jihadists\u2014and what they have to say:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iGa7w6PIQnc\" width=\"470\" height=\"264\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>REALITY CHECK<\/p>\n<p>In his speech to Congress on the refugee crisis, Pope Francis called all parties to avoid a &#8220;simple reductionism, which sees only good or evil, righteous and sinners.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. address to U.S. Congress, September 24th, 2015; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/united-states\/pope-francis-calls-on-us-not-to-shun-immigrants\">straitstimes.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> The wholesale branding of <em>all <\/em>self-described Muslims as a threat, or conversely, ignoring the prevalent ideology of Islam, as if it doesn&#8217;t exist, is counter-productive. On the one hand, there are thousands of families, like yours and mine, fleeing for their lives. On the other hand, the &#8220;open border&#8221; mass influx of migrants is destabilizing regions, thus fomenting fears and populist movements throughout the West, such\u00a0as in America&#8217;s recent election or the Austrian Freedom Party. This too has the <em>potential<\/em> to breed other forms of extremism if not placing the world on the doorstep of a &#8220;global conflict.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Balance lies in facing the truth, in facing\u00a0the multi-dimensional aspects\u00a0of the crisis, and finding humane but prudent solutions rooted in <em>reality. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Any quest for solutions <em>has<\/em> to\u00a0acknowledge what is the predominant Muslim ideology, namely, that <em>Sharia Law should prevail<\/em>. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g7TAAw3oQvg\"><em>The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0\u00a0For instance, those\u00a0who insist that American Muslims are &#8220;moderates&#8221; who don&#8217;t subscribe to what the mainstream media has\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-25906\" style=\"margin: 1px 2px 1px 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/amerimus-1.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/amerimus-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/amerimus-1-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>termed &#8220;radical Islam&#8221; is simply not true.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jihadwatch.org\/2015\/10\/51-of-u-s-muslims-want-sharia-60-of-young-muslims-more-loyal-to-islam-than-to-u-s\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A Pew Research<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong> survey of Muslim-Americans under thirty revealed that sixty percent of them felt more loyalty to Islam than to America&#8230;. A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org\/2015\/06\/23\/nationwide-poll-of-us-muslims-shows-thousands-support-shariah-jihad\/\">nationwide survey<\/a> conducted by The Polling Company for the Center for Security Policy reveals that 51 percent of Muslims agreed that \u201cMuslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to Sharia.\u201d In addition, 51 percent of those polled believed that they should have the choice of American or Sharia courts.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014William Kilpatrick, &#8220;Know-Nothing Catholics on Muslim Immigration&#8221;, January 30th, 2017; <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crisismagazine.com\/2017\/know-nothing-catholics\">Crisis Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In contrast to the previous video, this\u00a0short clip is not the hysteria of angry mobs we&#8217;re used to seeing on television, but is a\u00a0cool, detached reality check that echoes the findings of those polls. Again, from the mouths of Muslims themselves:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q3RtdDZgcBY\" width=\"470\" height=\"264\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">It helps, also, to consider all that the Holy Father has said on the issue. For instance, it&#8217;s not correct that Pope Francis has\u00a0ignored\u00a0the present dangers, though admittedly, he rarely emphasizes them as he did in this interview:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The truth is that just [250 miles] from Sicily there is an incredibly cruel terrorist group. So there is a danger of infiltration, this is true\u2026 Yes, nobody said Rome would be immune to this threat. But <em>you can take precautions<\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> \u2014POPE FRANCIS, interview with Radio Renascenca, Sept. 14th, 2015; <a href=\"http:\/\/nypost.com\/2015\/09\/14\/pope-warns-of-isis-danger-in-refugee-crisis\/\"><em>New York Post<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Indeed, politicians from several continents\u2014not just America&#8217;s Donald Trump\u2014have called for &#8220;precautions&#8221; in order to ensure the safety of their respective countries, including the well-respected Premier of Saskatchewan in Canada: <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[10]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">see<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-crisis-of-the-refugee-crisis\/\">The Crisis of the Refugee Crisis<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I am asking you [Prime Minister Trudeau] to suspend your current plan to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of the year and to re-evaluate this goal and the processes in place to achieve it\u2026 Surely we do not want to be date-driven or numbers-driven in an endeavour that may affect the safety of our citizens and the security of our country. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014<em>Huffington Post<\/em>, November 16th, 2015; note: since President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive order on immigration, Mr. Wall has offered to process Syrian refugees, however, he maintains that the process should not be rushed or &#8220;date-driven&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Are these calls for precaution warranted or are they merely xenophobia <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_11');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_11');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[11]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_11\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><em>xenophobia<\/em>: irrational dislike or fear of other nationalities<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_11', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> in disguise? In the recent terrorist attacks in Nice, Brussels, Paris and Germany, the majority of those who carried them out entered those countries &#8216;posing as migrants.&#8217; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_12');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_12');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[12]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_12\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. &#8220;Majority of Paris attackers used migration routes to enter Europe, reveals Hungarian counter-terror chief &#8220;, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2016\/10\/02\/majority-of-paris-attackers-used-migration-routes-to-enter-europ\/\">The Telegraph<\/a>, <\/em>October 2nd, 2016<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_12', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> An ISIS operative has allegedly admitted that they have been\u00a0smuggling Jihadists into the West as \u201crefugees.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_13');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_13');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_13\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[13]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_13\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. Express, Nov. 18th, 2015<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_13').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_13', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> And in Germany, the Gatestone Institute\u00a0reports that, &#8220;During the first six months of 2016, migrants committed 142,500 crimes&#8230; equivalent to 780 crimes committed by migrants every day, an increase of nearly 40% over 2015.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_14');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_14');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_14\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[14]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_14\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/9229\/germany-lawlessness\">www.gatestoneinstitute.org<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_14').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_14', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>So how does one balance the obligation of the State to protect the vulnerable, both within her borders, and those knocking on her doors in dire need?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WELCOMING THE STRANGER<\/p>\n<p>In a blunt address to a meeting of Catholics and Lutherans in Germany, Pope Francis decried &#8220;the contradiction of those who want to defend Christianity in <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-25898\" style=\"margin: 2px 5px 2px 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/poperefug-1.jpg\" width=\"243\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/poperefug-1.jpg 312w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/poperefug-1-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/>the West, and, on the other hand, are against refugees and other religions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It\u2019s hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help&#8230; You cannot be a Christian without doing what Jesus teaches us in Matthew 25. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014<em>Catholic Herald, <\/em>October 13th, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small;\">\u2018Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?\u2019 And the king will say to them in reply, \u2018Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.\u2019 (Matt\u00a025:37-40)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The &#8220;stranger&#8221; is <em>anyone<\/em> in need. Jesus does not say the &#8220;Catholic&#8221; stranger\u00a0or the starving &#8220;Christian&#8221; or the &#8220;Catholic&#8221; prisoner. The reason is that <em>every human being is made in the image of God, <\/em>and therefore, their inherent worth demands that we uphold and preserve their dignity.<\/p>\n<p>This was one of the most beautiful and controversial facets of Jesus&#8217; life: He looked past the religion of the Samaritan, the nationality of the Roman, and above all, the weakness, corruption, and sin of the human person to that<em> image of God <\/em>in which they were created. He healed, delivered, and preached to all. As a result, Jesus scandalized the teachers of the Law\u2014those who used religion as a pretense to power and worldly comfort, but who were devoid of compassion and mercy. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_15');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_15');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_15\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[15]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_15\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-scandal-of-mercy\/\">The Scandal of Mercy<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_15').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_15', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The first thing we need to see in the refugee who seeks <em>refuge <\/em>is not the face <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-25911\" style=\"margin: 1px 2px 1px 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/refcrisis.jpg\" width=\"285\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/refcrisis.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/refcrisis-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/>of a Muslim, an African, or a Syrian&#8230; but <em>the face of Christ in the distressing disguise of the poor<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000066; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: small;\">The international community as a whole has the moral obligation to intervene on behalf of those groups whose very survival is threatened or whose basic human rights are seriously violated. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014<em>Compendium of the Social Doctrine of\u00a0the Church<\/em>, n. 506<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nothing precludes giving food, water and basic shelter to someone who <em>may even be an enemy.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small;\">Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you&#8230; Rather, \u201cif your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head.\u201d Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good. (Luke 6:27-28, Rom 12:20-21)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PROTECTING\u00a0ONE&#8217;S OWN<\/p>\n<p>The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People stated that,\u00a0&#8220;The Christian community must overcome fear and suspicion toward refugees, and be able to see in them the Savior&#8217;s face.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_16');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_16');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_16\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[16]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_16\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, &#8220;Refugees: A Challenge to Solidarity&#8221;, n.27;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/pontifical_councils\/corunum\/documents\/rc_pc_corunum_doc_25061992_refugees_en.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_16').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_16', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Sadly, it is not always the\u00a0&#8220;Savior&#8217;s face&#8221;\u00a0occupying the streets and neighbourhoods of European towns and cities. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_17');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_17');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_17\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[17]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_17\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-crisis-of-the-refugee-crisis\/\">The Crisis of the Refugee Crisis<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_17').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_17', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0As mentioned, many have had to cope with dramatic upticks in\u00a0violence, rape, and vandalism that also migrated into Europe.\u00a0The Catholic archbishop of Berlin,\u00a0Heiner Koch (who was\u00a0appointed by Pope Francis)\u00a0proposes a reality check:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Perhaps we focused too much on the radiant image of humanity, on the good. Now in the last year, or perhaps also in recent years, we have seen: No, there is also evil.<\/strong> \u2014<em>World Tribune,\u00a0<\/em>January 29th, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was a\u00a0Tunisian national, who arrived among a wave of Arab migrants, and\u00a0murdered 12 people at a Christmas market in Berlin by driving a truck into the\u00a0crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So the State <em>also<\/em> has an obligation to safeguard the peace and security of those within its borders\u00a0(even if that requires &#8220;armed forces&#8221;).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000066; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: small;\">Those who defend the security and freedom of a country, in such a spirit, make an authentic contribution to peace&#8230; there exists, therefore, a right to defend oneself from terrorism. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014<em>Compendium of the Social Doctrine of\u00a0the Church<\/em>, n. 502, 514 (cf. Second Vatican Council, <em>Gaudium et Spes, <\/em>79; POPE JOHN PAUL II, Message for the 2002 World Youth Day for Peace, 5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-25897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/twitterrefugeees-600x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"139\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is moral and licit for those endowed with the responsibility to protect their citizens to take every precaution against admitting terrorists into their countries, while always remembering that &#8220;the human person is the foundation and purpose of political life.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_18');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_18');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_18\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[18]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_18\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><em>Compendium of the Social Doctrine of\u00a0the Church<\/em>, n. 384<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_18').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_18', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> For one, not only are they protecting their own inhabitants but also <em>those seeking refuge<\/em> in their nations. It would be a tragic irony for refugees to migrate to the West\u2014only to find that the very terrorists whom they were fleeing have walked right in with them.<\/p>\n<p>It must also be said, though, that in targeting terrorists&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000066; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: small;\">&#8230;the guilty party must be duly proven, because criminal responsibility is always personal, and therefore cannot be\u00a0extended to the religions, nations or ethnic groups to which the terrorists belong.<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014<em>Compendium of the Social Doctrine of\u00a0the Church<\/em>, n. 514<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>How countries implement safeguards on their immigration policies is not for the Church to dictate, but rather, she is there providing a guiding voice in her social teaching.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SOLUTIONS TO THE\u00a0IMMEDIATE NEED<\/p>\n<p>Still, the question remains: what about those genuine refugees needing <em>immediate<\/em> asylum, food and water (many of them victims of the fallout from American foreign policy\u00a0from the Bush and Obama administrations\u2014policy that has destabilized the Middle East and aided and abetted terrorist organizations like ISIS, who have now driven them from the homes&#8230;.)? The Church&#8217;s social Magisterium teaches:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000066; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">&#8230;a courageous and lucid analysis of the reasons behind terrorist attacks [is essential]&#8230; The fight against terrorism presupposes the moral duty to help create those conditions that will prevent it from arising or developing.<\/span><\/strong> \u2014<em>Compendium of the Social Doctrine of\u00a0the Church<\/em>, n. 514<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One solution\u2014the most obvious one\u2014is to put an end to the conditions which are generating refugees in the first place. For&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>It is not only a case of binding up wounds: commitment is also necessary in order to act on the causes that are the source of the streams of refugees.<\/strong> \u2014Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, &#8220;Refugees: A Challenge to Solidarity&#8221;, n.20; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/pontifical_councils\/corunum\/documents\/rc_pc_corunum_doc_25061992_refugees_en.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, since the battle in the Middle East\u00a0is mostly over oil reserves and control\u2014not injustice\u2014one wonders what will transform the greed of the ruling elite and military-industrial\u00a0complex beyond an intervention from God? <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_19');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_19');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_19\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[19]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_19\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-cosmic-surgery\/\">Cosmic Surgery<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_19').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_19', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A second humane solution (already in place in some countries) is to create\u00a0dignified &#8220;safe zones&#8221; organized and defended by the international community until refugees are relocated\u2014or safely returned home. But &#8220;given their overcrowding, the insecurity of national frontiers, and a policy of deterrence which transforms certain camps into virtual prisons&#8230; even when humanely treated, the refugee still feels humiliated\u00a0[and is]&#8230;\u00a0at the mercy of others.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_20');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_20');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_20\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[20]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_20\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. Ibid. n. 2<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_20').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_20', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Third, is to continue to relocate refugees\u00a0into Western nations, but with a <em>caveat<\/em>: that the laws and culture of the lands to which they are coming must be respected; that Sharia Law\u2014which is incompatible with Western principles of law, freedom, the dignity of women, etc.\u2014cannot be implemented; and that a mutual respect of customs be upheld\u00a0insofar as they are within the existing framework of the law.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the predominant tide of political correctness in Western society\u00a0not only opposes any notion\u00a0of prudent assimilation, but subtly persecutes its own cultural roots to the point where Christianity is often rejected, while other religions are not only tolerated,\u00a0but\u00a0celebrated. In what is becoming\u00a0a tragic irony, dominant Islamic thought does <em>not<\/em> celebrate the prevailing\u00a0Western &#8220;ideals&#8221; of democracy, feminism, and relativism. In yet another twist of irony, militant atheist, Richard Dawkins,\u00a0<em>seemed<\/em> to come to the defence of Christianity:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>There are no Christians, as far as I know, blowing up buildings. I am not aware of any Christian suicide bombers. I am not aware of any major Christian denomination that believes the penalty for apostasy is death. I have mixed feelings about the decline of Christianity, in so far as Christianity might be a bulwark against something worse.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014from\u00a0<em>The Times\u00a0<\/em>(remarks from 2010); republished on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2016\/01\/12\/professional-atheist-dawkins-says-christianity-bulwark-against-something-worse\/\">Brietbart.com<\/a>, January 12th, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CALIPHATE, AND THE CATHOLIC RESPONSE<\/p>\n<p>We are left with the question of how to respond to those intent on spreading the Islamic Caliphate to your neighbourhood and mine. What happens when &#8216;those conditions&#8217; that create violent aggression are not the fruit of social injustices, but rather, <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-25905\" style=\"margin: 2px 5px 2px 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/rage-1.jpg\" width=\"299\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/rage-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/rage-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/>the <em>ideology<\/em> of a large sect of people, in this case, Islam?<\/p>\n<p>Pope Benedict\u00a0XVI attempted to address this\u00a0in a famous speech given at the University of Regensburg, Germany.\u00a0<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_21');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_21');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_21\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[21]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_21\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/a-witness\/\">On the Mark<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_21').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_21', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> He called Muslims and all religions to &#8220;faith <em>and<\/em> reason&#8221; in order to avoid the kind of religious fanaticism that is beginning to tear the world apart. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_22');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_22');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_22\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[22]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_22\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-black-ship-part-ii\/\">The Black Ship &#8211; Part II<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_22').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_22', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Benedict quoted an emperor who once stated that what Muhammad had brought was \u201cevil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.\u201d <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_23');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_23');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_23\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[23]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_23\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. Regensburg, Germany, Sept. 12, 2006; <a href=\"https:\/\/zenit.org\/articles\/papal-address-at-university-of-regensburg\/\">Zenit.org<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_23').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_23', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> This set off a firestorm of,<em> ironically, <\/em>violent protests.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The violent reactions in many parts of the Islamic world justified one of Pope Benedict\u2019s main fears&#8230; They show the link for many Islamists between religion and violence, their refusal to respond to criticism with rational arguments, but only with demonstrations, threats, and actual violence. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney; www.timesonline.co.uk, September 19, 2006<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is certainly possible for Catholics and Muslims to live in mutual peace; many are doing so already, and we should indeed strive for this. After all,\u00a0in one of Mohammad&#8217;s earlier sayings, he taught:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There is no compulsion in religion.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> \u2014<em>Surah<\/em> 2, 256<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Obviously, some Muslims live by that\u2014but many don&#8217;t. For those who don&#8217;t convert to Islam in some of the world&#8217;s largest Muslim nations, a tax, confiscation of one&#8217;s home, or worse\u2014death\u2014can be imposed under Sharia Law. Still, many Muslims choose to abide by Mohammad&#8217;s more peaceful precepts, and thus,\u00a0Pope St. John XXIII wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>There is reason to hope&#8230; that by meeting and negotiating, men may come to discover better the bonds that unite them together, deriving from the human nature which they have in common&#8230; it is not fear which should reign but love&#8230;<\/strong> \u2014<em>Pacem in Teris,<\/em> Encyclical Letter, n. 291<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many question whether or not the Caliphate can be met with peace, and state that a military conflict is\u00a0<em>inevitable,\u00a0<\/em>as it was\u00a0in defeating the ideology of Nazism. If so, the rules of engagement must\u00a0continue to follow the paths of justice,\u00a0what the Church&#8217;s social Magisterium has outlined concerning &#8220;just war&#8221; (see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scborromeo.org\/ccc\/p3s2c2a5.htm#2314\"><em>Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/em>, n. 2302-2330<\/a>). Here, we must be reminded that prayer is more powerful than weapons and that war often &#8220;creates new and still more complicated conflicts.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_24');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_24');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_24\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[24]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_24\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">POPE PAUL VI,\u00a0<em>Address to Cardinals,\u00a0<\/em>June 24th, 1965<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_24').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_24', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>War is an adventure without return&#8230;. No to war! War is not always inevitable. It is always a defeat for humanity.<\/strong> \u2014POPE JOHN PAUL II, from &#8220;John Paul II: In His Own Words&#8221;, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news2\/obit\/pope\/pope_quotes.html\">cbc.ca<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>THE\u00a0ULTIMATE RESPONSE<\/p>\n<p>Yet, in all of the discussion, debates, and demands to show tolerance and compassion, to be welcoming and to open borders to refugees <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-25903\" style=\"margin: 0px 2px 0px 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/evanglizemus-1-600x444.jpg\" width=\"272\" height=\"201\" \/>(who are mostly Muslim), we cannot forget the greatest obligation of \u00a0every Christian: to make visible and known the message of <em>salvation<\/em>. As St. John Paul II said, &#8220;we will reach justice through evangelization.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_25');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_25');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_25\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[25]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_25\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Opening Address at the Puebla Conference at\u00a0Seminario Palafoxiano, Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico, January 28th, \u00a01979; III-4;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/speeches\/1979\/january\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_spe_19790128_messico-puebla-episc-latam.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_25').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_25', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0The reason is that Christianity is not just another philosophical\u00a0option, another religious path among many. It is <em>the<\/em> revelation of the Father&#8217;s love to all of humanity and the path\u00a0to eternal life. It is also the deepest realization of one&#8217;s existence, for &#8220;Christ&#8230; fully reveals man to man himself.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_26');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_26');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_26\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[26]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_26\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><em>Gaudium et\u00a0Spes,\u00a0<\/em>Vatican II, n. 22; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_cons_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_26').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_26', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">[The Church] exists in order to evangelize, that is to say, in order to preach and teach, to be the channel of the gift of grace, to reconcile sinners with God, and to perpetuate Christ\u2019s sacrifice in the Mass, which is the memorial of His death and glorious resurrection. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014POPE PAUL VI, <em>Evangelii Nuntiandi,<\/em> n. 14; <a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/paul-vi\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/hf_p-vi_exh_19751208_evangelii-nuntiandi.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However,<em> there is a false and dangerous\u00a0current<\/em> flowing through the Church at this hour\u2014one that ties into the general apostasy of our times\u2014and that is the notion that our aim is essentially\u00a0to live peacefully, tolerantly, and comfortably with one another. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_27');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_27');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_27\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[27]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_27\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-black-ship-part-ii\/\">The Black Ship &#8211; Part II<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_27').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_27', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Well, that is our hope&#8230; but it is not our goal. Our commission from Christ Himself is to&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small;\">&#8230;make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. (Matt 28:19-20)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thus, said John Paul II, &#8220;If the Church gets involved in defending or promoting human dignity, it does so in accordance with its mission,&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_28');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_28');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_28\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[28]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_28\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf.\u00a0Opening Address at the Puebla Conference at\u00a0Seminario Palafoxiano, Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico, January 28th, 1979; III-2;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ewtn.com\/library\/PAPALDOC\/JP791228.htm\">ewtn.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_28').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_28', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> which is a consideration of the &#8220;whole being.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_29');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_29');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_29\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[29]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_29\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Ibid. III-2<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_29').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_29', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> The Christian mission involves the &#8220;fuller liberation&#8221; of the person, &#8220;liberation from everything that oppresses man but which is above all liberation from sin and the Evil One, in the joy of knowing God and being known by Him, of seeing Him, and of being given over to Him.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_30');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_30');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_30\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[30]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_30\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">POPE PAUL VI,\u00a0<em>Evangelii Nuntiandi<\/em>, n. 9; <a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/paul-vi\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/hf_p-vi_exh_19751208_evangelii-nuntiandi.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_30').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_30', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> As Christians, we are called to not only be instruments of peace\u2014<em>&#8220;blessed are the peacemakers&#8221;<\/em>\u2014but to point others to the Prince of Peace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>There is no true evangelization if the name, the teaching, the life, the promises, the kingdom and the mystery of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God, are not proclaimed.<\/strong> \u2014POPE PAUL VI,\u00a0<em>Evangelii Nuntiandi<\/em>, n. 22;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/paul-vi\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/hf_p-vi_exh_19751208_evangelii-nuntiandi.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But Jesus warned, <em>&#8220;If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you&#8230; You will be hated by all because of my name.&#8221;<\/em> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_31');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_31');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_31\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[31]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_31\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. John 15:20, Luke 21:17<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_31').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_31', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0The Church&#8217;s history is traced by the bloody footsteps of the martyrs\u2014men and women who gave their lives to bring the Good News to Jews, Gentiles, pagans, and yes, Muslims.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000066; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">Working for peace can never be separated from announcing the Gospel, which is in fact the &#8220;good news of peace&#8221; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000066; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">(Acts 10:36; cf. Eph 6:15)<strong>&#8230;. The peace of Christ is in the first place reconciliation with the Father, which is brought about by the ministry Jesus entrusted to his disciples&#8230;<\/strong><\/span> \u2014<em>Compendium of the Social Doctrine of\u00a0the Church<\/em>, n. 493, 492<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-25901\" style=\"margin: 2px 5px 2px 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/refugeeboats-1.jpg\" width=\"277\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/refugeeboats-1.jpg 514w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/refugeeboats-1-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/>&#8230;and entrusted to you and I. Perhaps another good that can come from this refugee crisis is that, for some of them, this may be their <em>only<\/em> opportunity to <em>see<\/em> and <em>hear<\/em> the Gospel.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small;\">But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? (Romans 10:14) <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But as St. James reminds us, the Gospel has no credibility if we ignore the real needs of &#8220;the least\u00a0brothers&#8221; of ours. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_32');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_32');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_32\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[32]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_32\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. Matt 25:40<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_32').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_32', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them, \u201cGo in peace, keep warm, and eat well,\u201d but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it? So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.\u00a0(James 2:15-17)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Refugees, by virtue of their inherent human dignity, deserve\u00a0to be cared\u00a0for <em>regardless<\/em> of whether or not the opportunity arises to share the message of the Gospel (though unconditional love that looks beyond color, race, and creed is a powerful witness).\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>The Church, however, deplores all forms of proselytism among refugees <em>that take advantage<\/em> of their vulnerable situation, and upholds the freedom of conscience even in the difficulties of exile.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, &#8220;Refugees: A Challenge to Solidarity&#8221;, n.28;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/pontifical_councils\/corunum\/documents\/rc_pc_corunum_doc_25061992_refugees_en.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nonetheless, extending\u00a0the\u00a0message of salvation\u00a0means that we may confront at times, not a grateful refugee, but a hostile opponent. We must continue to preach the Gospel through service\u2014and words which find their credibility <em>in our love<\/em> for the other, even if that love demands the giving of our very lives. That, in fact, is the most credible witness there is. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_33');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_33');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_33\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[33]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_33\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">see <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/where-heaven-touches-earth-pt-4\/\">Where Heaven Touches Earth &#8211; Part IV<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_33').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_33', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LAST WORD&#8230; OUR LADY WILL TRIUMPH!<\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s clear that we cannot reduce the current crisis to merely human or political terms. It&#8217;s worth repeating the admonition of St. Paul:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small;\">Our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens. (Ephesians 6:12)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Behind the wars, behind the greed of those &#8220;anonymous financial interests which turn men into slaves&#8221;, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_34');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_34');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_34\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[34]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_34\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">POPE BENEDICT XVI, Reflection after the reading of the office for the Third Hour this morning in the Synod Aula, Vatican City, October 11, 2010<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_34').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_34', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> are<em> demonic spirits<\/em> operating against the Divine order\u00a0and the plan of Redemption. So too, we must courageously recognize that behind Islam, or any religion which\u00a0<em>does not recognize Jesus Christ as Lord, <\/em>there is a deception at work.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small;\">This is how you can know the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh belongs to God, and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus does not belong to God. This is the spirit of the antichrist that, as you heard, is to come, but in fact is already in the world. (I John 4:2-3)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As such, we can only confront the spirit of deception in a spirit of <em>power<\/em> and <em>might<\/em>\u2014that is, God&#8217;s Spirit.\u00a0 In that regard,\u00a0we would do well to tap into the &#8220;divine program&#8221; underway which, once again, places Our Lady in a central role.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-25900\" style=\"margin: 1px 2px 1px 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/our-lady-of-fatima2-1.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/our-lady-of-fatima2-1.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/our-lady-of-fatima2-1-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">On this universal level, if victory comes it will be brought by Mary. Christ will conquer through her because He wants the Church\u2019s victories now and in the future to be linked to her\u2026<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> \u2014POPE JOHN PAUL II,<em> Crossing the Threshold of Hope<\/em>, p. 221<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And again,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Church has always attributed particular efficacy to [the Rosary]\u2026 the most difficult problems. At times when Christianity itself seemed under threat, its deliverance was attributed to the power of this prayer, and Our Lady of the Rosary was acclaimed as the one whose intercession brought salvation. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014POPE JOHN PAUL II, <em>Rosarium Virginis Mariae<\/em>, 40<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you have not read <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/our-lady-of-the-cab-ride\/\">Our Lady of the Cab Ride<\/a>, <\/em>well, you&#8217;ve just got to. It will put a smile on your face. Because I believe it is a hint at\u00a0how Our Lady is going to play a key role in the conversion of Islam to Jesus Christ. And I say this with joy\u00a0because no Muslim should ever find Christians to be a threat. What we offer (in trembling hands) is the <em>fulfillment of all desires:\u00a0<\/em>Jesus <em>&#8220;the way, the truth, and the life<\/em>.&#8221; This is what He said! <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_35');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_35');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_35\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[35]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_35\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">see John 14:6<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_35').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_35', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> While respecting the genuine truths that Islam, Buddhism, Protestantism, and many other &#8220;isms&#8221; hold, we can say with joy: <em>but there is more! <\/em>The Catholic Church, bruised and battered\u00a0as she is, safeguards a treasury of grace for every human being. She is not for the elite: she is a gateway for the <em>entire world<\/em> to the Heart of Christ, and thus, eternal life. May none of us Catholics stand in the way of this joyful, precious, and urgent message. May God forgive us for our cowardice in keeping it hidden!<\/p>\n<p>Imploring the Blessed Mother&#8217;s help, then, let us go out into the hearts of men with courage and faith in the power of the Gospel which <em>&#8220;is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword.&#8221; <\/em><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_36');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_25894_1('footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_36');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_36\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[36]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_36\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Hebrews 4:12<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_36').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_25894_1_36', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Let us embrace our enemies, refugees, and those far away with the power of <em>love<\/em>. For &#8220;God is love&#8221;, and therefore, we cannot fail, even if we lose our lives.<\/p>\n<p>On this Memorial\u00a0of the martyrs of Japan,\u00a0may\u00a0Saint Paul Miki and his Companions\u00a0<em>pray for us.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">RELATED READING<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/our-lady-of-the-cab-ride\/\"><strong>Our Lady of the Cab Ride<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-crisis-of-the-refugee-crisis\/\">The Crisis of the Refugee Crisis<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/madness\/\"><em>Madness!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-nigerian-gift\/\">The Nigerian Gift<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\">\u00a0\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n Bless you and thank you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/store.markmallett.com\/donate\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Donateovalbtnonbeige.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"48\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">To journey with Mark in\u00a0the\u00a0<strong><em>The <\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Now Word<\/strong><\/em>,<em><br \/>\n <\/em>click on the banner below to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\">subscribe<\/a>. <br \/>\n Your email will not be shared with anyone.<br \/>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-25916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner-300x98.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner-768x250.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_25894_1();\"><h5>Footnotes<\/h5><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_25894_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_25894_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_25894_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\"><h5>Footnotes<\/h5><\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><em>Address to Refugees in Exile at Morong,\u00a0<\/em>Philippines, Feb. 21st, 1981<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_2');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, &#8220;Refugees: A Challenge to Solidarity&#8221;, Intro.;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/pontifical_councils\/corunum\/documents\/rc_pc_corunum_doc_25061992_refugees_en.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_3');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. address to U.S. Congress, September 24th, 2015; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/united-states\/pope-francis-calls-on-us-not-to-shun-immigrants\">straitstimes.com<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_4');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">see <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/mystery-babylon\/\">Mystery Babylon<\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_5');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/to-my-american-friends\/\">To My American Friends<\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_6');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Poland is a rare exception in how this is integrated in practice.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_7');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>7<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6-3X5hIFXYU\">Muslim Demographics<\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_8');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. address to U.S. Congress, September 24th, 2015; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/united-states\/pope-francis-calls-on-us-not-to-shun-immigrants\">straitstimes.com<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_9');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g7TAAw3oQvg\"><em>The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_10');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>10<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">see<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-crisis-of-the-refugee-crisis\/\">The Crisis of the Refugee Crisis<\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_11\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_11');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>11<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><em>xenophobia<\/em>: irrational dislike or fear of other nationalities<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_12\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_12');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>12<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. &#8220;Majority of Paris attackers used migration routes to enter Europe, reveals Hungarian counter-terror chief &#8220;, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2016\/10\/02\/majority-of-paris-attackers-used-migration-routes-to-enter-europ\/\">The Telegraph<\/a>, <\/em>October 2nd, 2016<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_13\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_13');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>13<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. Express, Nov. 18th, 2015<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_14\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_14');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>14<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/9229\/germany-lawlessness\">www.gatestoneinstitute.org<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_15\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_15');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>15<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-scandal-of-mercy\/\">The Scandal of Mercy<\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_16\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_16');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>16<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, &#8220;Refugees: A Challenge to Solidarity&#8221;, n.27;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/pontifical_councils\/corunum\/documents\/rc_pc_corunum_doc_25061992_refugees_en.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_17\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_17');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>17<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-crisis-of-the-refugee-crisis\/\">The Crisis of the Refugee Crisis<\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_18\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_18');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>18<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><em>Compendium of the Social Doctrine of\u00a0the Church<\/em>, n. 384<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_19\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_19');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>19<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-cosmic-surgery\/\">Cosmic Surgery<\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_20\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_20');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>20<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. Ibid. n. 2<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_21\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_21');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>21<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/a-witness\/\">On the Mark<\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_22\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_22');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>22<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-black-ship-part-ii\/\">The Black Ship &#8211; Part II<\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_23\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_23');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>23<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. Regensburg, Germany, Sept. 12, 2006; <a href=\"https:\/\/zenit.org\/articles\/papal-address-at-university-of-regensburg\/\">Zenit.org<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_24\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_24');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>24<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">POPE PAUL VI,\u00a0<em>Address to Cardinals,\u00a0<\/em>June 24th, 1965<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_25\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_25');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>25<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Opening Address at the Puebla Conference at\u00a0Seminario Palafoxiano, Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico, January 28th, \u00a01979; III-4;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/speeches\/1979\/january\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_spe_19790128_messico-puebla-episc-latam.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_26\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_26');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>26<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><em>Gaudium et\u00a0Spes,\u00a0<\/em>Vatican II, n. 22; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_cons_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_27\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_27');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>27<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-black-ship-part-ii\/\">The Black Ship &#8211; Part II<\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_28\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_28');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>28<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf.\u00a0Opening Address at the Puebla Conference at\u00a0Seminario Palafoxiano, Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico, January 28th, 1979; III-2;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ewtn.com\/library\/PAPALDOC\/JP791228.htm\">ewtn.com<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_29\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_29');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>29<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Ibid. III-2<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_30\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_30');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>30<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">POPE PAUL VI,\u00a0<em>Evangelii Nuntiandi<\/em>, n. 9; <a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/paul-vi\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/hf_p-vi_exh_19751208_evangelii-nuntiandi.html\">vatican.va<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_31\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_31');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>31<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. John 15:20, Luke 21:17<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_25894_1_32\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_25894_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_25894_1_32');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>32<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. 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