Pope Leo criticizes Trump's hardline immigration policies: 'I don't know if that's pro-life' [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Pope Leo on Tuesday strongly criticized Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, questioning whether they were in line with the Catholic church’s “pro-life” teachings.
“Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life,” the pontiff told journalists outside the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, in the Alban Hills, near Rome.
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Leo was asked about a decision by the archdiocese of Chicago to give an award to Dick Durbin, a Democratic Illinois senator who supports abortion rights. The move has attracted vocal criticism from conservative Catholics, including several US bishops.
“It is very important to look at the overall work that the senator has done,” said the pope, Reuters reported.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/01/pope-leo-trump-immigration-policies
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