{"id":293307,"date":"2018-11-27T07:03:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T12:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=293307"},"modified":"2018-11-27T07:03:58","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T12:03:58","slug":"texas-diocese-argues-church-property-should-not-be-used-for-building-a-border-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2018\/11\/texas-diocese-argues-church-property-should-not-be-used-for-building-a-border-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas diocese argues: ‘Church property should not be used for building a border wall’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

From Catholic News Agency:\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Diocese of Brownsville, Texas is pushing back against a government effort to use Church property to aid in the construction of the border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n

David Garza, a lawyer for the diocese in South Texas, told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times that \u201cit goes against the First Amendment, freedom of religion.\u201d<\/p>\n

The federal government has informed the dioceses that it plans to survey an estimated 67 acres of property where La Lomita Mission, is located near the Rio Grande, the Caller-Times reported. Some or all of the land may be confiscated through eminent domain for the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall.<\/p>\n

A statement from the diocese said that Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville has already entered into several discussions with government officials regarding two properties owned by the diocese in Hidalgo County.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the bishop has the greatest respect for the responsibilities of the men and women involved in border security, in his judgment, church property should not be used for the purposes of building a border wall,\u201d read the statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch a structure would limit the freedom of the Church to exercise her mission in the Rio Grande Valley, and would in fact be a sign contrary to the Church\u2019s mission. Thus, in principle, the bishop does not consent to use church property to construct a border wall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garza argued that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security should not be able to confiscate the diocese\u2019s property. He said the land is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a public place of worship.<\/p>\n

\u201cLa Lomita Chapel is a sacred building destined for divine worship to which the faithful have a right of access for divine worship, especially its public exercise,\u201d\u00a0he said, according to the Caller-Times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read on.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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