Cardinal McElroy criticizes Trump’s immigration policies

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., condemned President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies in a July 1 interview with CNN, calling mass deportation efforts “morally repugnant.”

“This is simply not only incompatible with Catholic teaching, it’s inhumane and it’s morally repugnant,” Cardinal McElroy told CNN Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb. He cited recent scenes in Los Angeles where federal agents reportedly detained individuals in public spaces. -- More...