A Mexican immigrant is now the head of U.S. Catholic bishops

*Commentary on the original post by The Washington Post- https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/11/12/mexican-immigrant-is-expected-become-head-us-catholic-bishops/

The President of the new Americans bishop’s conference is a latino immigrant. Archbishop José Gomez is an immigrant from Mexico. In a world, specially a country, that has a big issue with immigration and xenophobia, this is an extraordinary and unique move of the Catholic Church.

This move might come to no suprise,however, to those who know the Catholic Church’s teaching on immigration.

Here are a few quotes from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website on their stand on Immigration:

• The presence of brothers and sisters from different cultures should be celebrated as a gift to the Church
• The Catholic community is rapidly re-encountering itself as an “immigrant Church,” a witness at once to the diversity of people who make up our world and to our unity in one humanity, destined to enjoy the fullness of God’s blessing in Jesus Christ.
• The Church supports the human rights of all people and offers them pastoral care, education, and social services, no matter what the circumstances of entry into this country, and it works for the respect of the human dignity of allespecially those who find themselves in desperate circumstances

The church urges, however, not to see this decision as one made as a form of protest against President Trump. However, the Catholic Church has been known for being heavily involved in Politics and public affairs.

So what do you think? Was this a powerful move from teh Catholic Church? Was it a response to President Trump and his xenophobia? Should more people of minority be placed in leadership roles? Let us know in the comments!