Pope Francis in Trump campaign vs. Trump administration

On Energy & Oil: Future of humanity is at stake with climate change

Pope Francis said Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris agreement to curb climate change caused him "a bit of pain because the future of humanity is at stake". The pope said he hoped Trump would re-think his position. Source: Reuters on 2018 Trump Administration Jun 20, 2018

On Foreign Policy: Saddened by US restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba

Pope Francis said he was saddened by Trump's decision last year to implement new restrictions on American travel and trade with Cuba. The move rolled back his predecessor President Barack Obama's opening to the island nation. That deal, which the Vatican helped broker, "was a good step forward", the pope said. Source: Reuters on 2018 Trump Administration Jun 20, 2018

On Immigration: Separating immigrant parents from children is immoral

Pope Francis has criticized the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families at the Mexican border, saying populism is not the answer to the world's immigration problems. The Pope said he supported recent statements by US Catholic bishops who called the separation of children from their parents "contrary to our Catholic values" & "immoral".

One of his most pointed messages concerned Pres. Trump's zero-tolerance immigration policy, in which US authorities hold illegal immigrant adults in jail while their children are sent to government shelters.

US Catholic bishops have joined other religious leaders in the US in condemning the policy. "I am on the side of the bishops' conference," the pope said, referring to two statements from US bishops this month. "Let it be clear that in these things, I respect the bishops conference."

"It's not easy, but populism is not the solution," Francis said. The pope said populists were "creating psychosis" on the issue of immigration.

Source: Reuters on 2018 Trump Administration Jun 20, 2018

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