Pope Leo rejects 'open borders' however requires humane immigration remedy

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Pope Leo XIV rejected the concept he or the Catholic Church helps "open borders," however nonetheless agreed with Catholic bishops that the US is just not treating immigrants correctly.

As he met reporters outdoors his villa in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo was requested his ideas on the U.S. Convention of Catholic Bishops’ latest "special pastoral message on immigration"

On this particular announcement, the convention argued that immigrants, like all people, are made within the picture of God, and subsequently are entitled to human dignity. On the identical time, nevertheless, they argued that "We acknowledge that nations have a accountability to manage their borders and set up a simply and orderly immigration system for the sake of the frequent good." They added additional that "With out such processes, immigrants face the danger of trafficking and different types of exploitation. Secure and authorized pathways function an antidote to such dangers."

The Bishops additionally famous, "We oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of individuals. We pray for an finish to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether or not directed at immigrants or at regulation enforcement."

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent speaks with Central American immigrants on the border fence. (John Moore/Getty Photographs)

Pope Leo echoed this sentiment and referred to as for compassion for immigrants and a stage of respect for nations’ legal guidelines.

"I'd invite, particularly all Catholics, however folks of fine will to pay attention rigorously to what they stated. I feel now we have to search for methods of treating folks humanely, treating folks with the dignity that they've," he said. "If persons are in the US illegally, there are methods to deal with that. There are courts. There's a system of justice, I feel there are a whole lot of issues within the system. Nobody has stated that the US ought to have open borders. I feel each nation has a proper to find out who and the way and when folks enter."

"However when persons are dwelling good lives, and plenty of of them for 10, 15, 20 years, to deal with them in a manner that's extraordinarily disrespectful, to say the least, and there was some violence sadly… I feel that the Bishops have been very clear in what they stated, and I feel that I'd simply invite all folks in the US to take heed to them," he added.

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Pope Leo XIV argued that immigrants have to be handled humanely, however that nations' legal guidelines have to be revered. (Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media through Vatican Pool/Getty Photographs)

CatholicVote praised what the Pope stated, arguing that it was a concise restatement of Catholic instructing in each that immigrants’ humanity have to be revered and that immigrants should respect the legal guidelines and tradition of countries they transfer to.

The identical group additionally released an essay concerning the bishops' preliminary assertion, noting that "Regardless of what some Church leaders in America have indicated, a trustworthy Catholic can help robust and humane immigration regulation enforcement — by means reminiscent of bodily boundaries, detention and deportation — with out violating the instructing of the Church."

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Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile excursions St. Peter's Sq. on the Vatican previous to the inaugural Mass of his hold forth, Sunday, Might 18, 2025. (Andrew Medichini)