Bishop Seitz’s Pastoral Letter: Apostasy in the Name of “Human Dignity”

[EWTN News] reports that Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, has issued the first pastoral letter by a U.S. bishop specifically addressing “mass detention and deportations.” The letter condemns current U.S. immigration enforcement as a “grave moral evil,” calls for prayer and “acts of solidarity,” and urges immigration officers to follow the Gospel rather than an “immoral order.” Seitz claims his “Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV” personally instructed him to stand with migrant families. The letter aligns with a similar November 2025 message from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) opposing “indiscriminate mass deportation.” Seitz details harsh conditions in detention centers, announces a diocesan vigil, and promises to redouble ministries to affected individuals. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson responded by calling open borders the “grave moral evil” and citing victims of criminal illegal aliens.