Boston-Area Pastor REFUSES to Remove Anti-ICE Nativity Scene at the Request of the Archbishop
Boston-Area Pastor REFUSES to Remove Anti-ICE Nativity Scene at the Request of the Archbishop
The pastor of a Catholic parish near Boston says an anti-immigration-enforcement display in its Nativity scene will stay up at least for the time being, and he is asking for a meeting with the archbishop.
The announcement Monday night — more than three days after the Archdiocese of Boston said the display should be removed — leaves the parish and Archbishop Richard Henning of Boston at an impasse.
“We are waiting for an opportunity of dialogue and clarity with [Arch]bishop Henning before reaching any final decisions,” Father Stephen Josoma said, according to a video of a press conference published by MassLive.com.
The display, put up Nov. 29 outside St. Susanna Church in Dedham, Massachusetts, includes a large sign saying “ICE Was Here” and another sign explaining that the absent figures of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph are safe inside the church building. The display also includes a telephone number to report the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs agents to an organization that …
And the Archbishop reacted only after Catholic outcry.
ICA agents won't, but this clown should be locked up for blaspheming the Nativity.