Say, Leo, buddy, pal, when will Vatican City start doing that, what with the huge walls?
Pope Leo Issues Letter For America’s 250th Birthday Calling for ‘Welcoming’ Immigrants
The first American-born Pope marked his home country’s 250th birthday by urging it to continue its tradition of “welcoming, protecting and assisting immigrants.”
Pope Leo commemorated America’s Independence Day with a letter and a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa––a gateway for migrants crossing the Mediterranean to European sanctuaries.
In the letter, titled “Letter of his Holiness Pope Leo XIV on the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States of America,” the Chicago native cited the “God-given dignity of every human life,” asserting that each person is “endowed with an inherent worth that calls for reverence, protection and care,” which calls for “safeguarding human life.”
“Defending human life,” Leo added, “also includes welcoming, protecting and assisting immigrants, whose hopes, sacrifices and contribution have formed part of the history of this country from its very beginning.”
America brings in lots of immigrants yearly. Legal ones, who went through the proper system. Ones who want to be Americans, who love America and what it stands for. Unfortunately, we also have brought in lots of people we really shouldn’t have. And some presidents have let in tens of millions of illegals and fake asylum seekers who aren’t interested in be a part of America, they just want to take advantage of America and change America.
Leo also used the letter to praise America’s longstanding encouragement of “religious freedom,” describing it as “central to the American promise, protecting both individual dignity and the peaceful coexistence of a diverse people.” The Trump Administration has recently undermined that sentiment, elevating officials who have challenged the longstanding idea of a separation of church and state.
Um, we either have religious freedom or we don’t. There is no such thing as said separation in the Constitution, just a letter written long ago. And, strangely, it’s leftist rags like Time Magazine who do all they can to remove religion from public life.
In addition to his letter, Leo gave a speech on Saturday in Lampedusa in which he made a similar appeal to European leaders to address immigration “in a comprehensive manner, integrating immediate relief efforts into a long-term strategic plan capable of receiving, protecting, supporting and integrating migrants.”
No, no he hasn’t. Nor has he noticed that all these Islamists and third worlders never go other Islamic nations or fix their shithole nations.
Dear Mr. Provost, when will you be tearing down the wall around the Vatican to let in anyone who want to move in?
Contrary to your headline, Leo, indeed, is Pope. As such, he main responsibility is to represent Catholics (Latin for “universal”), the Church, and Catholic teaching. He is not supposed to mindlessly parrot the propaganda of any particular government, especially a criminal, genocidal, and aggressively imperialistic horror show like the US’ ruling class, otherwise known as “The Epstein.”
The Pope is welcome to deal with Catholics and their spiritual concerns, but he needs to leave those “matters of Caesar to Caesar.”
Yeah Bob, things were so much better under the AutoPen administration.
During the Biden administration, parents who spoke up during PTA meetings were labeled as domestic terrorists and went on the FBI’s watch list.
Thanks Bob for ignoring facts.
Is that you, Baghdad Bob?
The Vatican like the EU is lost to the invaders and those in power allowing the invasion. Islam will never assimilate too anything. Conquest of the world through occupation and Jihad is their only goal. Wake up America the ME threat is in full swing and All our allies are now fair-weather friends at best.
Maybe the Pope should allow unlimited immigration into his country – the Vatican City?
Just a coincidence that Catholic Charities, inc made BILLIONS with relocation and immigration support services, all paid for by US taxpayers. LEO would know that. So this announcement is more like a car salesman telling you you need a new car than a moral pronouncement from on high. Catholic charities, Inc revenues are WAY down under the Trump administration due to Doge cuts, US AID cuts and immigration services cuts. Naturally, the Catholic Church does not use their own money to provide those services. The money only flows one direction. It’s all about the money. It’s always all about the money.
People cant have dignity in their own countries?
Perhaps Pope Leo should look at the walls encircling the Vatican and read Matthew 23 verses 27 & 28. In this Gospel portion, (The 6th of the seven Woes) Jesus rebukes scribes and Pharisees for their hypocrisy. Leo is turning the Vatican into to the “Whitewashed Tomb” that Jesus warned the religious leaders of his day against. If Leo feels strongly about his criticism of the US immigration policy, maybe he should lead by example and clean up his own back yard…
U might give the Pope credibility (probably not), when they sell all their sanctuaries, the gold statues, the land they own, open the gates to the Vatican to anyone that wants to live there, and stop saying God doesn’t hear my unless I use a priest as an interpreter. His meddling is nothing more than the Marxist teachings he decided to follow.