State Department’s Visa Plan Capitulates to Modernist Compromise
Catholic News Agency reports (December 19, 2025) that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans for a “standalone process” for religious worker visas to address backlogs allegedly caused by fraud in immigration programs. The article frames this as relief for clergy shortages, quoting a USCCB spokesperson expressing gratitude for the administration’s attention to “important issue for the Church” to ensure “access to the sacraments.” Rubio claims the plan avoids denominational preference while acknowledging “some denominations are more professionalized” in documentation. The report mentions prior lawsuits by dioceses and warnings about priest shortages, framing immigration enforcement as a technical challenge rather than a matter of divine law.









