{"id":69533,"date":"2025-11-21T19:40:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=69533"},"modified":"2025-11-21T19:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:40:51","slug":"respecting-human-dignity-can-align-with-safeguarding-nation-bishop-burbidge-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/respecting-human-dignity-can-align-with-safeguarding-nation-bishop-burbidge-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Respecting human dignity can align with safeguarding nation, Bishop Burbidge says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/storage\/image\/bishop-burbidge.png?ssl=1\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; max-width: 100%\" \/><br \/>\n  <span style=\"text-align: right; font-style: italic;\">Bishop Michael F. Burbidge leads the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of Arlington<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 15, 2025 \/ 08:00 am (CNA).<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, said the country can simultaneously protect its borders and treat immigrants with respect.<\/p>\n<p>In a Nov. 14 interview with \u201cEWTN News Nightly,\u201d Burbidge said the U.S. bishops\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/news\/2025\/us-bishops-issue-special-message-immigration-plenary-assembly-baltimore\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u043c \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438<\/a> on immigration in the United States is a call for respect of the human dignity that belongs to every person as a child of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/267783\/america-s-bishops-express-opposition-to-indiscriminate-mass-deportations\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The bishops voted to approve<\/a> the statement on Nov. 12 at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops\u2019 2025 Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore. The message said bishops oppose \u201cthe indiscriminate mass deportation of people.\u201d It is rooted in Jesus\u2019 teachings, Burbidge said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%\" class=\"mx-auto embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/veKBIdpJ9sw?feature=oembed\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The bishops have called for a meaningful immigration law \u201cthat will provide safe pathways\u201d to citizenship, Burbidge said. \u201cThere\u2019s not an easy solution, but there has to be a solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bishops understand that a country, of course, has a right to protect its borders for the sake of the common good, but at all times must treat persons with respect,\u201d Burbidge said. He also said the country must do everything possible so people don\u2019t live in distress.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Fear and anxiety\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Pastors in the bishops\u2019 dioceses have said the execution of immigration laws is \u201ccausing a lot of fear and anxiety,\u201d Burbidge said. The bishops are continuing to minister to immigrants who are \u201ccontributing to the good of the Church\u201d and \u201cthe good of our communities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re representing those who seek no harm to our country, who only want to do good, and we want them to be treated with the respect that is necessary,\u201d Burbidge said. \u201cAgain, we also say this does not have to be in conflict with a country protecting itself.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe express gratitude to our elected officials for the dialogue that we have had in the past and hopefully that we will continue to have. We love our country. We love the immigrants who have contributed to our country, and we would like our country to be freed from this violence, from rhetoric, from fear,\u201d Burbidge said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has to be a way that we can live together in harmony, and we want to work together,\u201d Burbidge said.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/267851\/respecting-human-dignity-can-align-with-safeguarding-nation-bishop-burbidge-says\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/267851\/respecting-human-dignity-can-align-with-safeguarding-nation-bishop-burbidge-says<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0415\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043f \u041c\u0430\u0439\u043a\u043b \u0424. \u0411\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0438\u0434\u0436 \u0432\u043e\u0437\u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 \u0435\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0445\u0438\u044e \u0410\u0440\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0442\u043e\u043d\u0430, \u0448\u0442\u0430\u0442 \u0412\u0438\u0440\u0434\u0436\u0438\u043d\u0438\u044f. \/ \u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e: \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0441-\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0431\u043e\u0439 \u0435\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0445\u0438\u0438 \u0410\u0440\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0442\u043e\u043d\u0430, \u0412\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0442\u043e\u043d, \u043e\u043a\u0440\u0443\u0433 \u041a\u043e\u043b\u0443\u043c\u0431\u0438\u044f, 15 \u043d\u043e\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044f 2025 \u0433. \/ 08:00 (CNA). \u0415\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043f \u0410\u0440\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0442\u043e\u043d\u0430 (\u0448\u0442\u0430\u0442 \u0412\u0438\u0440\u0434\u0436\u0438\u043d\u0438\u044f) \u041c\u0430\u0439\u043a\u043b \u0411\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0438\u0434\u0436 \u0437\u0430\u044f\u0432\u0438\u043b, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0449\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044b \u0438 \u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043a \u0438\u043c\u043c\u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c \u0441 \u0443\u0432\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c. \u0412 \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044c\u044e \u043e\u0442 14 \u043d\u043e\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044f \u0434\u043b\u044f \u00abEWTN News [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":69961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-69533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Respecting-human-dignity-can-align-with-safeguarding-nation-Bishop-Burbidge-says.webp?fit=800%2C449&quality=75&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52751,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/catholic-bishops-on-dobbs-anniversary-the-battle-for-life-is-far-from-over\/","url_meta":{"origin":69533,"position":0},"title":"Catholic bishops on Dobbs anniversary: \u2018The battle for life is far from over\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"29 \u0438\u044e\u043d\u044f, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022. \/ Credit: Katie Yoder\/CNA Washington, D.C. 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