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Pope Francis: 'Those who build walls will become prisoners of the walls they put up'
CNN ^ | April 1, 2019 | Eli Watkins

Posted on 04/01/2019 9:23:42 AM PDT by Innovative

Pope Francis on Sunday spoke out against governments that build walls to keep out migrants, reiterating his calls for a compassionate approach to migration.

"Those who build walls will become prisoners of the walls they put up," the Pope said. "This is history."

Francis made his comments to reporters while flying to Rome after a visit to Morocco, and when asked about the efforts of several nations, including the US and Spain, to build walls and fences to keep out migrants, Francis made his remark.

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KEYWORDS: aliens; pope; walls
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So when is he going to tear down the wall around the Vatican?
1 posted on 04/01/2019 9:23:42 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative

Shut up about Trump and his wall, and fix the problems in your church.


2 posted on 04/01/2019 9:24:49 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Lying Media: willing and eager allies of the hate-America left.)
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To: Innovative

I’d like to tell him to tear down the wall around the Vatican, but won’t because he would likely do it.


3 posted on 04/01/2019 9:25:42 AM PDT by G. W. McLintock
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That’s rich! *SNORT*


4 posted on 04/01/2019 9:25:52 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin ( "Why can't you be more like Lloyd Braun?")
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So sayeth he who lives behind a wall.


5 posted on 04/01/2019 9:25:52 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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He should get a job at a greeting card company. It would suit him better.


6 posted on 04/01/2019 9:25:52 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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God, I pray, please make this man STFU.


7 posted on 04/01/2019 9:25:58 AM PDT by farming pharmer
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The citizens of Rome should assist!


8 posted on 04/01/2019 9:26:16 AM PDT by cgbg (Democracy dies in darkness when Bezos bans books.)
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paraphrasing Reagan: There’s a big difference between wanting in and wanting out. In fact, I suggest they’re opposites.


9 posted on 04/01/2019 9:26:30 AM PDT by Theophilous Meatyard III
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Remember when ‘popes’ garnered some respect? Guess the Swiss Guard is gonna be unemployed before too long then?


10 posted on 04/01/2019 9:26:37 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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What a schlemiel (sp)... the Jesuit needs to resign and go back to where he came from.


11 posted on 04/01/2019 9:27:02 AM PDT by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.ag)
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Just like the wall around your Vatican City, right hyoocrit?

Why don’t you show us how it’s done Pope!


12 posted on 04/01/2019 9:28:33 AM PDT by Artcore (Trump 2020!)
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GFY Popie Frankie!


13 posted on 04/01/2019 9:28:34 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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Pope Francis: Tear down your wall!

Talk about clueless. Has he dismissed the Swiss Guards yet?


14 posted on 04/01/2019 9:28:59 AM PDT by rhombus10
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“”Those who build walls will become prisoners of the walls they put up,” the Pope said.”

How? People with legal passports can move in and out of this country regardless if there is a wall or not.


15 posted on 04/01/2019 9:29:08 AM PDT by plain talk
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Organized religion - pfftt....


16 posted on 04/01/2019 9:29:34 AM PDT by rhombus10
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Zip it, Frankie. I don’t take advice from knuckleheads like you.

CC


17 posted on 04/01/2019 9:29:46 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
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Has he nominated AOC for sainthood yet?


18 posted on 04/01/2019 9:30:37 AM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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Yeah, Francis. I scooped a few of your valuable opinions out of my cats’ litter box this past weekend.


19 posted on 04/01/2019 9:30:45 AM PDT by gimme1ibertee (Yeah, let's GO THERE. I'm ready...)
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The Poop needs to STFU.


20 posted on 04/01/2019 9:30:50 AM PDT by an amused spectator (Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
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