The Maryland Catholic Conference -- the legislative lobbying arm of the state's bishops -- has urged for parishioner support of the Maryland DREAM Act amid a petition-drive to suspend the the newly minted law and force it to a state-wide referendum.
The MCC on Thursday announced the creation of an Interdiocesan Immigration Task Force meant to gather support for the DREAM Act among Maryland parishioners. On Friday, it became clear that the bill will likely be put on the 2012 ballot for referendem.
MCC Communications Director Kathy Dempsey, MCC said in an interview with The Catholic Review earlier this week that the new organization was looking beyond the June 30 deadline “in anticipation of the referendum for next year."
“We want to engage parishioners and Catholics on this issue over the next 16 months,” she said.
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ReplyDeleteThe Catholic Church has NOT pledged support for the Maryland DREAM act, the Maryland Catholic Conference HAS.
ReplyDeleteNot the same thing.
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ReplyDeleteNo it's not. However, the Catholic Conference is controlled by the Church hierarchy in MD. This seems to be the official position of Maryland's bishops. Therefore, we can only conclude that this is the position of the Church in Maryland.