text: since a large number of immigrants are catholic, do they agree w/ cardinal martino's views on assimilation? "cardinal renato martino expressed his concern over the matter this week, the first time the vatican has joined the quickly expanding europe-wide debate on how wearing the veil affects integration into societies.  cardinal martino urged that immigrants must respect the traditions, culture and religion of the nations they travel to. "  http://www.christiantoday.com/article/cardinal.expresses.concerns.over.muslim.veils.in.europe/8340.htm  his particular focus was on head scarves in europe rather than culture in the us, but it seems applicable to all cultures.  what do you think? archbishop agostino marchetto, a vatican expert on immigration, also added that it was important to discuss with muslims and allow them to understand the consequences of some of their religious traditions, and that they might not be positive in the societies in which they now find themselves.  i find this just a tad hypocritical after the catholic church's opinion on the illegal aliens from mexico to the usa.since most are catholic.it seems he needs to address his own parishioners first. of course people need to adapt to their new country,that's simply common sense but i  find this a very bias situation.