Summary
Pope Francis criticized Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans, calling them “a disgrace” that unfairly punish vulnerable individuals.
Speaking on an Italian talk show, Francis argued such measures fail to solve underlying issues and conflict with principles of justice and inclusion.
He also congratulated Trump on his inauguration, urging him to promote a just society free of hatred and exclusion.
U.S. Catholic leaders echoed the pope’s concerns, citing Catholic teachings on protecting human dignity and welcoming migrants, despite national security challenges.
It’s also a country which can only be accesses by passing through Italy first.
It’s such a bad argument to compare immigration policies like this (I.e., I agree with you).
However, we could look at the amount of homeless people left around st. Peter’s. Those could be helped even without immigration, and it’s not done.
How? By housing them in the vatican museum? The vatican is smaller than an averege American Walmart. It’s already crowded, housing the most important nursery home in the catholic world, while also taking in millions of tourist every year. There is no space in the Vatican.
By providing resources to house them? I am from Rome, I know how big (small) the Vatican is. I also know that the church owns an impressive amount of estate in Rome and Italy in general. Whatever the solution could be, from boosting Caritas (the association who already has canteens for poor people), to funding low-cost housing, to whatever else can be imagined, it’s a stark contrast walking such a luxurious place, the core of the Catholic church and seeing people sleeping in the open in winter on the ground.
Obviously I am not naive, I know that poverty for the church is something to mitigate perhaps, but never to solve.
The church providing public housing where things like men kissing men could happen… not going to happen. It’s nothing or a monastery. Also doesn’t Italy have a right to housing.
No, there is no right to housing. There are many groups fighting for it, but generally it’s a niche movement.