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California bishop allows parishioners to skip Mass amid ICE raids
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 9 – Bishop Rojas exempts parishioners fearing immigration raids from mass attendance, citing increased enforcement and ongoing lawsuits alleging unconstitutional federal actions, affecting thousands in the diocese.
- A California bishop allowed parishioners to skip Sunday Mass due to fears of immigration enforcement actions.
- The Diocese of San Bernardino serves approximately 1.6 million Catholics in Southern California.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the situation, saying "People now have to choose between their faith and their freedom.
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The Bishop of San Bernardino, Alberto Rojas, who leads more than 1.5 million Catholics in Southern California, has formally excused parishioners from their weekly obligation to attend Mass following the arrests of immigrants in two parish properties of the diocese. The dispensation is a measure that is usually reserved for mitigating circumstances, such as the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Rojas states that it is necessary due to fear …
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