Pope Francis issued a warning to President Donald Trump and other politicalleaders who want to build walls to keep migrants out of their countries
1 / 2Pope Francis issued a warning to President Donald Trump and other political leaders who want to build walls to keep migrants out of their countries.
“I realize that with this problem [of migration], a government has a hot potato in its hands, but it must be resolved differently, humanely, not with razor wire,” Francis added, per Reuters. Every human being has the right to life, to dream and to find his or her rightful place in our “common home”! Every person has a right to the future. #ApostolicJourney
Video: Pope Issues New Vatican Law on Reporting Sex Abuse Allegations“The issue of migration will never be resolved by raising barriers, fomenting fear of others or denying assistance to those who legitimately aspire to a better life for themselves and their families,” the Catholic leader said, per AP.
“We were paying them tremendous amounts of money ― and we’re not paying them anymore because they haven’t done a thing for us. They set up these [migrant] caravans,” Trump said Friday.
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