[buccaneer81]

my deference and deep respect for the person of the Holy Father, is nothing more or less than would be expected of how any Catholic should treat, act, and defer if ever were they to meet His Holiness one-on-one.

Respectful questioning of a foreign head of state regarding his public pronouncements regarding OUR laws and policies is the right thing to do, if you disagree with what he has said.

I'm not questioning transubstantiation. I'm challenging a MAN, a head of state, about his views on OUR laws and policies.

[Norman Bates]

That MAN, as you put it, is Christ's vicar and your shepherd. He does not issue statements lightly nor for pure political motive, as your entire line of attack is suggesting. There is no contradiction nor anything un-Christian about the Pope saying that countries have a right to enforce laws and have a responsibility to treat immigrants with the respect that the inherent dignity of the human person demands.