Cardinal McElroy Preaches Pure Politics From The Pulpit

Days ago, we informed you that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) appeared to be trying to influence midterm elections with its newly issued “Preaching on Faithful Citizenship 2026.”  This past Sunday, Cardinal Robert McElroy proved our concerns with his blatantly political homily attacking the Trump administration for simply enforcing America’s immigration laws.  McElroy goes on to blame Catholics who support the Administration’s illegal immigration enforcement policies as being like the priest and Levite in the parable of the Good Samaritan who ignore the man who had been attacked, robbed, and left half-dead on the side of the road.  Here’s an excerpt from Cardinal McElroy’s homily:

For the last year and a half, the people of the United States have witnessed the suffering of the undocumented in our midst, purposely and strategically magnified by our government, and for the most part, we have simply passed on by.

At the beginning of 2025, when we were told that ICE enforcement efforts would be confined to securing the border and deporting those who had committed serious crimes, we told ourselves that this is acceptable. After all, Catholic teaching itself says that a nation has a right to secure its borders and deport serious criminals among the undocumented in our midst.

But then we witnessed the indiscriminate raids on farmworkers and Home Depot parking lots, nursing homes and schools, and we recognized that this was a war on every undocumented immigrant in our land, including those who had been here for decades and contributed enormously to the economy and the culture of our nation.

We saw their suffering and the injustice of it, but we just crossed to the other side of the road and passed on by.

We encourage you to read the entire homily.  If you hear similar homilies being preached in your area, please share them with us via email.