Pondering your question, I can think of many destitute countries in the Western Hemisphere that are predominantly Roman Catholic.
Haiti heads the list.
Upon further consideration, even Santeria has RC roots. Hmmm.
Although I'm not Catholic, many in my paternal family are/were, as well as my ex-husband's family.
I don't agree with their dogma, but I did respect the religion in general, and that's fading fast.
Maybe the pontiff is just getting the faithful up to (socialist/liberal) speed.
whats funny is he doesn’t condemn mexico for it’s far, far worse treatment of illegals in their country. and what they do to them. any citizens can arrest them and usually beat them up. then the cops beat them up and take their money. then they are put on non-air conditioned buses and driven hundreds of miles south of mexico and told if they come back they’ll be killed.