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Pope Francis: Trump or Harris? Both are against life, vote the lesser evil

2024-09-13 22:56:08Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Pope Francis: Trump or Harris? Both are against life, vote the lesser evil
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Pope Francis has appeared dissatisfied with both candidates for president in the United States of America and therefore has criticized them.

The head of the Catholic Church criticized former President Donald Trump's plan to deport immigrants, while also leaving a message for Kamala Harris' stance on abortion rights.

During his flight to Rome, after the end of his 12-day visit to East Asia, the Holy Father described not welcoming immigrants as a "grave sin", as he mentioned the word "murder" for abortion.

For this reason, he also issued a call to American Catholics who will participate in the November 5 elections in the USA.

"Not voting is ugly, it's not good, you have to vote. You must choose the lesser evil. Who is the lesser evil? The lady or the gentleman? I don't know. Everyone, in conscience, must think and do this," said Pope Francis.

American Catholics, numbering approximately 52 million nationwide, are often seen as important voters. In some battleground states, including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, more than 20% of adults are Catholic. Francis, the leader of some 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, is usually cautious about weighing national political choices.

But he often criticizes abortion. He has also previously criticized Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Pope Francis said that the policies of both candidates were "against life".

Trump has promised to crack down on illegal immigration and deport millions of immigrants already in the US if elected to a second term as president.

Harris has promised to sign any legislation passed by Congress to restore national protections for access to abortion, which were struck down by the US Supreme Court in 2022.

The Pope called immigration "a right", citing biblical passages that call orphans, widows and foreigners three types of people for whom society should take care. "Not accepting immigrants is a sin," the Pope said.

Francis said that abortion "is killing a human being". He said there could be no excuses for an abortion. "It's a murder," the Pope said.


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