BALTIMORE — The Church must continue to stand for the dignity of all human life under the incoming Trump administration. That was the message from Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, chair of the bishops’ migration committee, and Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, the bishops’ new pro-life committee chair, who both spoke with OSV News at the U.S. bishops’ November meeting. On the abortion issue, Bishop Thomas said “The Church has taught forever and she continues to teach that the life of the unborn — as the U.S. bishops have repeatedly affirmed — that it’s the preeminent life issue because in the end the most innocent and vulnerable and voiceless of us are preborn children.” Bishop Thomas said that, with any new administration, Church leaders look for its “capacity to listen to the Church, to work with the Church and to try to respect what the Church is trying to promote, to teach, to advocate.” Regarding immigration, Bishop Seitz expressed concern that the U.S. is ignoring asylum law and not allowing people “access to make an asylum claim.” (OSV News)
