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Man charged in crash that killed nun was getting legal aid from Catholic Charities
By Bill Mckelway | TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Published: August 12, 2010
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Carlos A. Martinelly Montano was being represented in deportation proceedings by Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Arlington when he allegedly struck and killed a Benedictine sister and wounded two other Richmond-based nuns in Prince William County while driving drunk this month.

Hogar Immigrant Services, an arm of Catholic Charities in Arlington County, was providing legal help to Martinelly Montano, 23, whom federal officials have described as an illegal immigrant, the organization said yesterday.

A deportation hearing is scheduled for Martinelly Montano next week in Falls Church, but a statement released last night by Catholic Charities indicates that deportation proceedings will be put on hold pending resolution of Martinelly Montano's criminal charges.

The representation by the Catholic-based immigrant service adds another development to the death of Sister Denise Mosier. Her Benedictine order has decried the politicization of Martinelly Montano's case, which has become part of the debate over illegal aliens and diverted what the order has described as the more relevant issue of drunken driving.

Police say Martinelly Montano's car crashed head-on into a vehicle carrying the sisters Aug. 1 as the nuns were traveling from Richmond to a retreat at their monastery near Bristow in Prince William.

Martinelly Montano is facing charges of driving under the influence for the third time in five years, a felony, and involuntary manslaughter. He is being held without bond.

Sister Charlotte Lange and Sister Connie Ruth Lupton remained in critical condition yesterday, according to the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia.

It is not clear why Martinelly Montano, a native of Bolivia, has been classified as illegal. The father of two young children, he was living with his parents and a sister.

In the statement issued last night, Art Bennett, president of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Arlington, said Hogar "accepts only clients who are eligible to apply for lawful immigrant status or other benefits under federal immigration law."

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Immigration Legal Services embedded within Catholic Church
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-208553-manual.html

This tragedy was caused by the churches political stance and look at what it cost them.

Originally Posted by TakingBackSoCal

This tragedy was caused by the churches political stance and look at what it cost them.

There is truth to the saying that everything happens for a reason.

Originally Posted by swatchick

Originally Posted by TakingBackSoCal

This tragedy was caused by the churches political stance and look at what it cost them.

There is truth to the saying that everything happens for a reason.

I wonder about the Pakistan floods?

Illegal alien charged with killing nun was being assisted by Catholic Charities...press ignores

August 20th, 2010 1:53 am

The illegal alien, Carlos A. Martinelly Montano, who slammed into a car carrying three Benedictine nuns, killing one of them, was being legally represented throughout his deportation process by Catholic Charities.

The wreck which occurred on the morning of August 1, took the life of Sister Denise Mosier, and left Sisters Charlotte Lang and Connie Ruth Lupton with serious injuries, marked Montano’s third DUI arrest in Prince William County, Va. over the last five years. At the time of the crash, the illegal alien was free on bond while awaiting deportation proceedings.

Montano was actually being defended by Hogar Immigrant Services, a division of Catholic Charities in the Arlington Diocese.

According to Catholic Charities, a deportation hearing was scheduled next week for Montano, but has been put on hold due to the involuntary manslaughter charge.

Given the Catholic Church’s unabashed support of illegal aliens, and their constant political lobbying for amnesty, it is more than a disgusting twist of irony that one of the criminals they were protecting has now taken the life of one of their own nuns.

While this facet to the sad case may seem particularly noteworthy, the mainstream press is simply ignoring it. Of course, they are pushing the same political agenda as the Church.

http://www.examiner.com/immigration-ref ... ss-ignores