I'm very close to the pro-life movement.

Any society, any nation, is judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members - the last, the least, the littlest.

We're seeing a much larger ministry here for the general community. Not just Catholics, but others are calling us too. They're not looking for lawyers or suing their grandfathers, but counseling and healing.

By and large the United States has been able to resist the temptation to close its doors to the world.

Most analysts would agree that if all the undocumented immigrants in California were deported in one day, our state would experience a severe economic downturn. This does not even consider the many cultural and spiritual gifts these immigrants bring to our state and nation.

Immigration should be enforced in a proportional and humane manner.

We're not at a point in time to be taking chances with children and young people in the church. The Holy Father himself said... there is no room in the priesthood or religious life for someone who has abused a child. I think he's right.