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@markrsmith@smithtodon.org
2025-07-09 23:10:22

Fr James Martin:
In an extraordinary move, the Bishop of San Bernardino has "dispensed" (freed a person) from the obligation to attend Masses on Sunday and Holy Days of Obligation if the person fears ICE. Bishop Rojas (wisely) says that he is guided by the desire to extend pastoral care to all in his diocese, particularly those who "face fear and hardship."
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Catholic Bishop of San Bernardino grants dispensation from the requirement to attend Sunday Mass to anyone afraid of capture by ICE, indefinitely