Author: NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 11:54:13
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Pope Francis issued a major rebuke to the Trump administration’s mass deportation of migrants. Pope Francis warned that the program to forcefully deport people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity. Francis wrote to U.S. Bishops who have criticized the expulsions as harming the most vulnerable. “What is built on the basis of force, not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly,” he says. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops put out an unusually critical statement after Trump’s initial executive orders. It was a strong rebuke from the Catholic hierarchy, which considers abortion as the “preeminent priority” for Catholic voters. Caritas International warned that millions of people could die as a result of the “ruthless” U.S. Decision to “recklessly” stop USAID funding. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
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