Pope pens surprise letter to US bishops criticizing Trump’s immigration initiatives

In an unexpected letter to US bishops dated Feb. 10, Pope Francis expressed concern over the Trump administration’s deportation initiatives and their impact on vulnerable populations and appeared to criticize Vice President JD Vance’s interpretation of ordo amoris.

“I have followed closely the major crisis that is taking place in the United States with the initiation of a program of mass deportations,” the Pope told the bishops in the letter. “The rightly formed conscience cannot fail to make a critical judgment and express its disagreement with any measure that tacitly or explicitly identifies the illegal status of some migrants with criminality.” More...

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