Pope Disagrees with Both "Trump" and "Harris"
According to the pontiff, Catholics are faced with the dilemma of selecting the "lesser evil" between pro-abortion Harris and anti-migrant Trump. For the complete article, visit RT.com.
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Pope Francis has stated that Catholic voters should select the “lesser evil” between the pro-abortion Kamala Harris and the anti-migrant Donald Trump, as both U.S. presidential candidates are “against life.”
While returning to Rome from Singapore, the pontiff expressed that “not voting is ugly” and emphasized the importance of active participation in elections, insisting that “the faithful must vote.” He elaborated, saying, “You must choose the lesser evil. Who is the lesser evil? That lady, or that gentleman? I don’t know. Whether it is the one who is chasing away migrants, or the one that kills children, both are against life.”
Trump has pledged to enforce strict measures at the southern U.S. border, including what he describes as “the largest deportation operation in American history.” Conversely, Harris has committed to enacting a law to ensure abortion access remains consistent with the protections established by Roe v. Wade, a landmark Supreme Court ruling that was overturned in 2022.
Roe v. Wade historically safeguarded a woman’s right to seek an abortion, albeit with some restrictions implemented in later legislation, like prohibiting abortions beyond the second trimester. Harris’ running mate, Tim Walz, signed a bill in 2023 allowing abortions up to the moment of birth.
Pope Francis remarked, “To send migrants away, to leave them wherever you want, to leave them … it’s something terrible, there is evil there. To send away a child from the womb of the mother is an assassination, because there is life. We must speak about these things clearly.”
In line with Catholic doctrine, the pontiff has consistently opposed abortion. However, he has permitted priests to forgive abortions and urged bishops not to deny communion to politicians who support such practices. Moreover, he has adopted a more progressive approach to immigration compared to his predecessors. During the 2016 presidential campaign, he criticized Trump’s border wall proposal as “not Christian,” and the Vatican donated $500,000 in 2019 to aid 75,000 Central American migrants en route to the U.S. through Mexico.
Ramin Sohrabi contributed to this report for TROIB News
While returning to Rome from Singapore, the pontiff expressed that “not voting is ugly” and emphasized the importance of active participation in elections, insisting that “the faithful must vote.” He elaborated, saying, “You must choose the lesser evil. Who is the lesser evil? That lady, or that gentleman? I don’t know. Whether it is the one who is chasing away migrants, or the one that kills children, both are against life.”
Trump has pledged to enforce strict measures at the southern U.S. border, including what he describes as “the largest deportation operation in American history.” Conversely, Harris has committed to enacting a law to ensure abortion access remains consistent with the protections established by Roe v. Wade, a landmark Supreme Court ruling that was overturned in 2022.
Roe v. Wade historically safeguarded a woman’s right to seek an abortion, albeit with some restrictions implemented in later legislation, like prohibiting abortions beyond the second trimester. Harris’ running mate, Tim Walz, signed a bill in 2023 allowing abortions up to the moment of birth.
Pope Francis remarked, “To send migrants away, to leave them wherever you want, to leave them … it’s something terrible, there is evil there. To send away a child from the womb of the mother is an assassination, because there is life. We must speak about these things clearly.”
In line with Catholic doctrine, the pontiff has consistently opposed abortion. However, he has permitted priests to forgive abortions and urged bishops not to deny communion to politicians who support such practices. Moreover, he has adopted a more progressive approach to immigration compared to his predecessors. During the 2016 presidential campaign, he criticized Trump’s border wall proposal as “not Christian,” and the Vatican donated $500,000 in 2019 to aid 75,000 Central American migrants en route to the U.S. through Mexico.
Ramin Sohrabi contributed to this report for TROIB News
