An Open Letter to Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York
From: Howard Sutherland, a Roman Catholic American in New York

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[Previously by Howard R. Sutherland More On The Mexodus: Parasite Nation]

“Cardinal Edward M. Egan, the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was welcomed with heavy applause and spoke for 10 minutes in Spanish before turning to English.

“‘We cannot go on simply ignoring and tolerating the plight of our brothers and sisters,’ Cardinal Egan said. ‘Families are being damaged by cruel separation and in all too many instances shameful advantage is being taken of men and women in the work force who do not have proper papers.’ � [Immigrants Rally in City, Seeking Rights by Steven Greenhouse. New York Times, October 5, 2003]

Your Eminence:

I am a faithful Roman Catholic, loyal to the Magisterium and the doctrines of our Church. I am also an American whose family on both sides has been here since Colonial times.

With great sadness, I must express my disagreement with, and indeed disgust at, your singularly ill-chosen remarks at the mendaciously-misnamed “Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride� rally this past Saturday at Flushing Meadows Park.

[color=orange]The rally you shamefully dignified with your presence was, in truth, an enormous gathering of people in criminal violation of the immigration laws of the United Statesâ€â€