As Catholic bishops push for comprehensive immigration reform, they're finding a disconnect between the pulpit and the pews: Clergy tends to support the legislation, while many parishioners oppose it.

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, at an interfaith event Monday, addressed the need to educate skeptical Catholics and work with people of other faiths to rally support for new legislation, calling the current laws "unenforceable."

"Education and formation on our part as faith leaders is certainly an important dimension," DiNardo said. "Those who are in our midst are human beings and the more we can integrate them into our society, the better."

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, leading the church's lobbying efforts, has distributed more than 1.5 million postcards for parishioners to sign and send to Congress in the weeks ahead.

The organization has been outspoken about their support of immigration reform, saying it will strengthen families and honor individuals as human beings.

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