The Church, which in its past led the Crusades, wanted to convert everyone to Catholicism, regardless of whether it willingly or by force, which is what it does today?
Today, one could say it encourages the acceptance of illegal immigrants. As the name suggests, illegal!—that is, the breaking of the laws in force in specific European countries. Shouldn’t the Church, incidentally, defend the law in force, rather than so openly permit its violation, or even support it in some way? After all, Christ said, „Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” Jesus did not encourage breaking the law of the Roman state; on the contrary, he submitted himself to this law by dying on the cross.
I know that religion teaches the dignity of every human being and respect for them, but it also teaches that we should take care of our homes, families, and loved ones. Consider how much crime has increased in European countries with the influx of illegal immigrants. Moreover, if things are so bad for them in their homeland, why are they mostly healthy, mature men? Where are the women and children who should be protected in case of danger? Men should defend their countries and maintain order, not flee, leaving women and children behind.
Furthermore, wasn’t Pope Leo forced to learn/speak the local language when he went on missions? Would someone have brought translators and other people to help him specifically for him? Does a European migrating to another country have greater rights in that country than people who call that country home? The answer is negative. Illegal migrants, on the other hand, receive money, shelter, food, clothing, and healthcare (which they can even get priority access to over Europeans and citizens of that country). Where does someone who goes on a mission, decides to migrate for work, or for their family have everything handed to them on a silver platter? Don’t they expect people to speak the language, adapt, pay taxes, and pay for healthcare? Where is the equality between people here?
Does the United States, the homeland of our current pope, accept illegal immigrants, or send them away? Do they force them to assimilate, or create ghettos? How is the average European Union citizen who wants to immigrate permanently to the US treated? What requirements are placed on them? How is their background, especially criminal records, checked? What is the background of these people who come here without any documents? No one asks them if they’ve escaped prison, for example. Even Muslim representatives on television don’t have a good opinion of them (https://www.facebook.com/reel/1456564225511526).
Why doesn’t the Church see this as a threat to the Christian faith? What is the Church doing to convert these people to Catholicism? What percentage of these people have priests managed to convert to Christianity? Europe, where the See of Peter is located, where the center of Catholicism is, built on Latin, and therefore Catholic, values, what is it doing to preserve them? He says, „You’re doing a good job, we’re glad you’re here, and that’s enough for us, because you’re raising population statistics? Of people who don’t believe in the Triune God, but of the civilian population? How many children do they have, and how many children do people who have lived in Europe for a long time have? Do we want, and does the Catholic Church support, Europe becoming Islamic and dark-skinned? Can’t we help these people at home, in their countries? And immigration to Europe, of course, is possible, but legal, if someone has a job, a family, and wants to live a normal life, working and assimilating with the local people. It can, of course, enrich them culturally, but not by force, not by violence, not by domination (even quantitatively), and of course with genuine respect for the traditions and culture of a given country.
I’m not saying don’t help; I’m saying let’s do it sensibly. Let’s not undermine our own security, our own countries, our own societies. The Church should encourage us to do this wisely. To help locally, not senselessly bring in everyone regardless of their intentions, goals, or past. States can even refuse to grant permanent residence cards, work permits, or whatever they call them. Each country has differences in nomenclature, based on health status, documented professional experience, school completion, etc. But there’s nothing there. We prioritize some people over others, and the Church supports this by behaving as it does. Moreover, in this way, the Church is destroying itself, failing to see the future.