That's a mighty fine wall ya got there Frank. Keepin' someone out?
Posted on 08/21/2017 7:32:39 PM PDT by marshmallow
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged political leaders on Monday to defend migrants, saying their safety should take precedence over national security concerns and that they should not be subjected to collective deportations.
His challenge to politicians, made in a comprehensive position paper on migrants and refugees, again appeared to put him at odds with the restrictive policies of a number of governments dealing with growing popular anti-immigrant sentiment.
"Solidarity must be concretely expressed at every stage of the migratory experience – from departure through journey to arrival and return," he said in a message ahead of the Roman Catholic Church's World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
Calling for "broader options for migrants and refugees to enter destination countries safely and legally," he said the human rights and dignity of all migrants had to be respected regardless of their legal status.
"The principle of the centrality of the human person ... obliges us to always prioritize personal safety over national security," he said.
This appeared to be a reference to fears voiced in many European countries that refugees inflows could lead to security problems in their host countries. He said it was necessary "to ensure that agents in charge of border control are properly trained."
He called for "alternative solutions to detention" for illegal immigrants and said "collective and arbitrary expulsions of migrants and refugees are not suitable solutions".
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Vatican city has plenty of room. How many has he taken
Out of the mouth of an Obama Appointee
I’m officially sick and tired of this guy.
Sorry Pope ! You take them !
Then the Vatican should open their doors to a couple thousand
“Migrants” as a gesture to good will.
I do believe the Vatican is surrounded by walls. How about the CEO of RCINC show us unenlightened mopes the way by opening up those Vatican walls to take in a few thousand migrants and throwing open St. Peter’s on Friday so they can worship their moon god?
Good. Ship ‘em all straight to Vatican City then.
He can set up beds in the Sistine chapel. Should hold quite a few
Is there any way to petition Pope Benedict to come back, at least until a new papal conclave can convene to get a new pope?
nope
Another special type... a lot of idiot liberal pieces of sht out there in high positions. It must be for a reason.
New? This pope may be the last pope . . . .you know, the end times thing. http://www.thereishopeinjesus.com/
This man is deranged.
God is testing us.
I’m Catholic and Francis is the WORST Pope in my lifetime. He is a Marxist first, a politician second...........and offhand I’d say being the holy leader of the Catholic Church is about 15th on his list.
The Pope ought to pull some strings in his home country. How about a couple of million Muslims down on the range (Pampas) in Argentina.
imho, this man is just about as destructive as pope ... as Obama was a ‘president’
how in the world did the Church get stuck with this fellow?
after several quite respectable, faithful pontiffs, too...
(yes, not every FR-er agreed with everything each of the previous popes did, but COMPARED TO FRANCIS?!? they were all soooo much better shepherds...soooo much better, imho anyway)
and at least Pope Benedict understood the dangers of Islam and the Islamic invasion of the West
That's a mighty fine wall ya got there Frank. Keepin' someone out?
People on FB are not thrilled with this guy. Some say he is part of the OWG.
Mr Pope, TEAR DOWN THAT WALL!
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