RSSDiocese bishop says church will defy alien regulations
J.J. Jackson | October 26, 2006
In a letter on the Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Diocese Web site, Bishop Joseph V. Adamec warns that the church won’t cooperate with a provision of the city’s illegal aliens ordinance that took effect Saturday.
The provision limits agencies from providing emergency aid for illegals to “a period not to exceed 30 days.”
Church officials will seek clarification but fear it may impose an untenable restriction on charity.
“This diocesan church will have no alternative but to assist those in need,” Adamec states in his letter.
He adds a pointed joke:
“Should I end up in prison, please write.”
Mayor Wayne Hippo considers Adamec’s response ironic because the intent of adding the provision was to soften the ordinance to show “we’re not the heartless individuals we’re portrayed while still keeping some teeth.”
The ordinance punishes businesses that employ and landlords who rent to illegals.
Penalties include loss of licenses and fines.
The ordinance does not specify penalties for agencies that violate the emergency aid limit, and that’s deliberate, Hippo said.
It isn’t meant to punish the agencies but to keep people from being “thrown out on the street,” he said.
The 30-day grace period would give time for the law to deal with illegals while preventing agencies from taking advantage and extending “emergency aid” indefinitely, he said.
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