The bigger this gets people are going to start looking at the people and organizations that facilitated these migrant invasions, and organizations like Catholic Charities will be firmly in the crosshairs.
A calculated retreat.
They may decide to wait until President Trump is finished with his term.
Leogration
The Pope, a political figure along with a religious one, leads the Vatican.
As I have admirably noted before:
The Vatican’s borders are protected by a multi-layered security system.
The Wall surrounding it is 40 feet deep at its thickest.
Vatican Gendarmerie (Corpo della Gendarmeria) is the state’s highly trained police corps. They patrol the perimeter, manage public access points, and operate advanced security-camera and motion-detector systems along the historic walls.
Italy and the Schengen Area police forces assist in monitoring the surrounding borders to prevent unauthorized entry before individuals.
Monetary penalties range from €10,000 to €25,000.Anyone convicted of illegal entry can face one to four years in prison. These penalties increase if the incident involves weapons or vehicles.
Unauthorized use of drones or airspace incurs additional prison sentences and fines.
Increased penalties for illegal attempts at immigration or to commit crimes....
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/01/15/vatican-cracks-down-on-illegal-entry-into-its-territory/
I’ll believe that Pope Leo is sincere when he calls for all illegal immigrants to be forcibly removed. Send them back to where they came from.
You know, just what the Swiss Guards do when they find a trespasser within the Vatican.
He sounds like he is conflating immigrants and refugees. It makes me wonder if he actually believes they are the same thing or it’s a rhetorical trick. Within the norms of international law, we absolutely should welcome refugees. But “refugee” does not include:
Those fleeing economic hardship or crime.
Thoe who should be welcomed by other nations first (Refugees are generally understood to flee to the nearest safe country, not flee to the most desirable, most prosperous country.) So basically everyone besides Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas and Cuba.
Those who are causing the problem (Warriors, terrorists, those ideologically or economically attached to the government other people are fleeing, random young males from crime-torn countries, ...)
Further, it should be understood that refugee status is temporary, that refugees are expected to return home, and that “family reunification” means going home.
Maybe he realized that poor folk suffering in humility don’t go around cutting people’s head off.
Sorry Bobby, if you weren’t against unlimited illegal immigration from the beginning, you’re not welcome with the rest of us folk that have commonsense and love this country.
Doesn’t sound closer to MAGA to me. Sounds like he wants created system to move more people around so it looks legal.
This sounds like a positive development.