During the April 24 interview with "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday, Francis was asked his thoughts on the conservative backlash against his papacy, with many of his critics being American clergy members.
Francis responded by saying a conservative is someone who "clings to something and does not want to see beyond that."
"It is a suicidal attitude," the pontiff said.
"Because one thing is to take tradition into account, to consider situations from the past, but quite another is to be closed up inside a dogmatic box."
When asked about the state of Texas potentially shutting down a Catholic charity on the U.S.-Mexico border that gives humanitarian aid to migrants, Francis replied that it is "sheer madness."
"To close the border and leave them there, that is madness.
The migrant has to be received. Thereafter you see how you're going to deal with them. Maybe you have to send them back. I don't know. But each case ought to be considered humanely, right?"
Regarding surrogacy, Pope Francis said that "in each case, the situation should be carefully and clearly considered, consulting medically and then morally as well.
I think there is a general rule in these cases, but you have to go into each case in particular to assess the situation — as long as the moral principle is not skirted."
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How many refugees has Vatican City taken in? I understand the Pope has quite a large palace that could house many!
How many did Jesus help? We have lost site of the humanity behind immigration. We claim to be Christian’s but forget the basic teachings.
@Freedom762yrs2Y
Government should not bear the sword in vain, and should be a terror to those who do evil, according to the Bible.
@PuzzledTr3atyPatriot2yrs2Y
As a devout Christian, I don’t take a word this guy says seriously
@UnityFrankDemocrat2yrs2Y
I doubt that you are Christian, let alone devout in any sense.
Maybe Pope Francis should stay in his lane.
Open the Vatican up to these “refugees”. The Vatican could use some DEI.
@FreedomSaltSocialist2yrs2Y
lol imagine hating brown people so much you think the literal Pope is the bad guy in this equation
The good news is that I guess this means Vatican City is open to receiving migrants. We should start arranging planes.
I'll bet many would prefer sleeping in the Sistine Chapel than on the streets of America.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
What are your thoughts on the idea of treating every migrant's case individually and with humanity, regardless of the circumstances?
@9MM4Q5P2yrs2Y
I think it is bad because not all humans should be treated equal.
You were wondering how they go from the Southern Border to the Northern border so quickly? The Vatican has been trafficking them by bus from monastery to monastery.
If social media is somehow a good news source how is this news? I read about this years ago.
The vast majority of migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will not meet the requirements for it. These people know that and are abusing our system. What’s more they’re slowing the process for people who are actually in need of asylum. So shame on Pope Francis for defending them.
@9MLXJYSRepublican2yrs2Y
They should close it because there are many illegals immigrants passing the border and joe Biden is letting them go.
Will DeSantis ship migrants to Vatican City or just let this go?
@ImpeachmentRubyForward2yrs2Y
What exactly does he think a border is then?
His church had a hand in creating quite a few of them.
Of course he is for the Globalist NWO WEF, UN, and WHO idea of open borders. He is from South America where socialism and communism are normal. The only Pope I had any faith in was John Paul II. He actually did something good bringing about the end of communism in the USSR with Reagan, Thatcher, and Gorbachev.
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