Message to San Diego Minutemen Regarding Attacks on Catholic Church

The San Diego Minutemen guarding our southern border are unleashing their frustrations against the Catholic Church for "welcoming day laborers," according to reports by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.

It is understandable that the Minutemen, as well as any thinking American, are frustrated with the torrent of illegals invading us from the south, but the Minutemen should not direct their anger against the Church, whose mission includes charitible relief to the suffering poor. This video may be offensive, and is marred by expletives, http://youtube.com/watch?v=KOBHm0msP2A, but it does show that immigration officials are not interested in deporting illegals. Our own government encourages these people to break our laws to find a better life here. But, with their attitudes that wink at lawlessness in themselves and in their representatives, and that seek and accept "something for nothing," they are recreating the worst of Mexico here.

My friend's mother was a sweet devout Catholic, but, whenever she would have a cold or an ache, her family would take her to the hospital. When I learned of this, I asked, "WHY?" in amazement.

"She gets everything for free. A complete work-up. X-rays. Everything," they said. I told them it's not free; it costs hundreds of dollars. We taxpayers have to pay for it. I told them to take her to the doctor's office, like working people have to. They didn't seem to understand. Why should they pay for a less thorough exam than the government is willing to hand them for free?

Do people have a sense of personal responsibility any more? How about social responsibility? Do people these days feel a sense that they owe a duty to society to try to make it better? Or at least, to not live like a parasite off others? Or, has our "education" system and the media made many people feel like victims who are entitled to the property and wealth of others?

How can a society full of "victims" who want to be "parasites" last?

Does anyone these days remember Kruschev pounding the table at the U. N. with his shoe, screaming into the camera at the American people: "WE WILL BURY YOU!!!" (Most people reading this probably think, "Who's Kruschev?" And, unfortunately, many think, "Who cares?")

The Catholic Church has a responsibility to direct illegals to return home, after giving them charitible aid. The members of the Church should not circumvent laws fostering national security. But the Minutemen, and others, should direct their anger, not at the Church, but at our elected officials who are failing to enforce the existing laws against illegal entry into this country.