A member of the US President Donald Trump’s administration responsible for the protection of the borders Tom Homan said on Tuesday that Pope Francis should “stick to the Catholic Church”. He responded to the statement of the Pope who criticized the plans of the US government to deport illegal migrants. According to AFP and ANSA reports, TASR reports this.
To questions about Pope’s criticism Homan He said that the head of the Catholic Church should “let the border enforcement to us”.
“Does he want to attack us for the protection of our borders? He has a wall around the Vatican, right? … We can’t have a wall around the United States,” He said Homan, who, according to AFP, noted that he himself was a Catholic all his life. According to Homan, the Pope should think about his own churchwrites Ansa.
Francis criticized Trump’s plans for the deportation of illegal migrants from the US on Tuesday and described the situation as a “serious crisis”which only damages people’s dignity and eventually “ends badly”. According to the head of the Catholic Church, the deportation puts people in a state of extraordinary vulnerability and defenselessness.
According to AP, the Pope considers the humane treatment of migrants as one of the priorities of his pontificate. He calls for countries to accept, protect and integrate people fleeing war, poverty and climatic disasters. According to Francis, governments should do so as much as possible.
AFP recalls that The Pope criticized Trump’s anti -immigration policy during the first term of office of the US President.
Trump immediately after returning to the White House announced a hard attitude on approximately 11 million illegal migrants found in the United States. The fight against illegal migration is one of the priorities of his administration.
