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In the heart of California, the Bishop of San Bernardino, Msgr. Alberto Rojas, issued on July 8, 2025, a decreedispensing all the faithful of the diocese from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and holy days of obligation. The reason? The fear, expressed by some immigrants, of being subjected to checks by civil authorities — particularly ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) — near churches or during liturgical celebrations.
On paper, the measure invokes can. 87 §1 of the Code of Canon Law, which allows a diocesan bishop to dispense the faithful from disciplinary laws when this benefits their spiritual good. But it is precisely this supposed “spiritual good” that raises more than one question.
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On paper, the measure invokes can. 87 §1 of the Code of Canon Law, which allows a diocesan bishop to dispense the faithful from disciplinary laws when this benefits their spiritual good. But it is precisely this supposed “spiritual good” that raises more than one question.
A pastoral decree or a cultural surrender?
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USA. The Church that blesses illegality - Silere Non Possum
In San Bernardino, the bishop dispenses the faithful from attending Mass — but who protects the Catholics?
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