The Pope Calls Out Both President Trump And Kamala Harris

Pope Francis on Friday called out both President Trump and Kamala Harris for being “against life”

When speaking about the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Pope Francis stated, “One must choose the lesser of two evils. Who is the lesser of two evils? That lady or that gentleman? I don’t know.”

He added, “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,” added the Pope.

BREAKING: Pope Francis slammed both U.S. presidential candidates on Friday for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and advised American Catholics to choose who they think is the “lesser evil” in the upcoming U.S. elections. https://t.co/UEImykiCEA

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 13, 2024

Check out what CNN reported:

Pope Francis on Friday described the choice US voters must make in the presidential election as one between the “lesser of two evils,” deeming former President Donald Trump’s anti-migrant policies and Vice President Kamala Harris’ support of abortion rights as both being “against life.”

“One must choose the lesser of two evils. Who is the lesser of two evils? That lady or that gentleman? I don’t know,” Francis said during a press conference on the papal plane, referring to Harris and Trump. “Everyone with a conscience should think on this and do it.”

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Francis has been more vocal about politics than his predecessors and has moved to make the Catholic Church more open. While he has consistently and strongly defended the Catholic Church’s teaching that abortion is the deliberate destruction of a human life, Francis has also insisted it cannot be isolated from other issues concerning human life, including immigration.

“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,” he said.

Francis has previously weighed in on political issues, signaling more progressive stances by allowing priests to forgive abortions, authorizing blessings for same-sex couples and repeatedly warning about climate change.

Pope Francis scolds Trump and Harris, instructs American voters on election choice: Pick ‘the lesser evil’ https://t.co/6c2bojcpCj pic.twitter.com/A9ruNOg4uQ

— New York Post (@nypost) September 13, 2024

Check out what AP reported:

Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and he advised American Catholics to choose who they think is the “lesser evil” in the upcoming U.S. elections.

“Both are against life, be it the one who kicks out migrants, or be it the one who kills babies,″ Francis said.

The Argentine Jesuit was asked to provide counsel to American Catholic voters during an airborne news conference while he flew back to Rome from his four-nation tour through Asia. Francis stressed that he is not an American and would not be voting.

Neither Republican candidate Donald Trump nor the Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, was mentioned by name.

Pope Francis said American Catholic voters had to choose the “lesser of two evils,” citing Trump’s cruelty toward immigrants and Harris’s support of abortion rights.

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) September 13, 2024