Pope Leo XIV says ‘inhuman treatment of immigrants’ in the U.S. isn’t ‘pro-life’ : NPR

The Vatican – Papa Leo XIV weighed American politics, saying that Catholic politicians should be evaluated throughout the spectrum of their political positions and suggesting that the country's attitude to immigrants is “inhuman”.

“Someone who says that I am against abortion, but acts for the death penalty, in fact did not speak,” said Pope Leo. “And someone who says that I am against abortion, but I agree with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if this is for life.”

The comments are the first first raid of the American pope as a pontiff into the broken debates of his native country about abortion, immigration and the role of the Catholic Church in civil society.

The press secretary of the White House Karolin Litt asked about the comments of the pope on Wednesday.

“I would reject that in the United States in the United States, an inhuman appeal with inhuman immigrants is undergoing in the United States.” Livitt told reporters in the White HouseThe field “However, a significant, inhuman handling of illegal immigrants was observed in the previous administration, since they were raped, raped and beaten, in many cases they died along our southern border of the United States.”

Before he was elected dad on May 8, Leo – then known as Cardinal Robert Merevst – General articles on social networks This criticized the rhetoric and policy of the Trump administration in the field of immigration.

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The pope’s brief remarks came to the questions of journalists who gathered for his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo on Tuesday evening.

One reporter asked the pontiff born in Chicago about the contradiction about the plans for the honor of Senator Illinois Dick Durbin awarding the Catholic Institute throughout his life, seeking the support of the legislator Illinois for the right to abortion.

Leo said that he was not “very familiar with this matter”, but he said that the award is the recognition of the “general work” of Durbin for more than 40 years of service in Congress.

“I understand the difficulty and tension. But I think that, as I myself said in the past, it is important to consider many issues related to the teaching of the church, ”Leo said.

Dad called on people involved in the United States – and his native state Illinois – “respect each other”, recalling the faithful that the teachings of the Catholic Church on these issues are “very clear”.

On September 22, the Chicago cardinal Blaz Blaz Blaz announced that he would give a Durbin at the upcoming gala concert “Keep Hope Alive” in confirmation of the support of Durbin migrants.

Critics, including Bishop Thomas of Paproki from Springfield, Illinois, where Durbin lives, condemned the reward from the past support of the senator of rights to abortion. Papes denies the communion for Durbin since 2004.

Durbin, whose fifth period in the Senate ends in January 2027, said that he would not strive for re -election.

Soon after the remarks of Pope, Kuch made a statement in which it was announced that Durbin refused to receive a reward.

“Although I am saddened by this news, I respect his decision,” wrote the Cardinal, who emphasized that the award was recognized as “his unshakable support for immigrants, which is so necessary today.”

Buych also mourned the growing partisan gap in the United States, which, according to him, leaves Catholics “politically homeless”. While church teachers in honor of politicians who support a policy contrary to the Catholic doctrine, he said that no leader consistently embodies Catholic social teaching.

“Complete condemnation is not a way forward, because it closes the discussion,” said Cardinal.

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