The head of a Louisiana diocese has become the fourth Roman Catholic bishop to allow illegal migrants fearing deportation to skip their weekly obligation to attend Mass.
Bishop Michael Duca of the Diocese of Baton Rouge granted a dispensation from Sunday and holy day Mass attendance for immigrants who are “rightfully afraid” to go to church because of immigration enforcement concerns.
He said the climate of “fear and anxiety” has made attendance “untenable” for some faithful.
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