Speaking with his brother Jesuits during his recent visit to Thailand, the Argentinian pope minced no words in his thinly veiled condemnation of the U.S. president and his administration, suggesting that like a modern-day Herod, Mr. Trump separates families at the border while allowing drugs to freely flow into the country."In other parts there are walls that even separate children from parents. Herod comes to mind," Francis said. "Yet for drugs, there's no wall to keep them out."
"The phenomenon of migration is compounded by war, hunger and a 'defensive mindset' which makes us in a state of fear believe that you can defend yourself only by strengthening borders. At the same time, there is exploitation."
He neglected to mention the exploitation within the walls of his conglomerate.
In this Q&A session, the pontiff also proposed that the rise of populism is at the root of migrants' problems in Europe.
Actually, populism is what the liberals are about. Hillary won the popular vote, remember ? What we are about is nationalism. The fact that a majority want their nations free of elitist world dominators makes it majoritarianism, which is completely justified. Another globalist conceit, conflating the two for the unsuspecting masses. Masses, Ha ! Unintended churchy pun.
"I must admit that I am shocked by some of the narratives I hear in Europe about borders," the pope said. "Populism is gaining strength."
"The phenomenon of refugees has always existed, but today it is better known because of social differences, hunger, political tensions and especially war. For these reasons, migratory movements are intensifying," he said.
"What is the answer the world gives? The policy of waste," he continued. "Refugees are waste material. The Mediterranean has been turned into a cemetery. The notorious cruelty of some detention centers in Libya touches my heart."
As no christian nailed to a cross ever did.
"The Christian tradition has a rich evangelical experience in dealing with the problem of refugees. We also remember the importance of welcoming the foreigner as the Old Testament teaches us," he said.
And then he praetertransubstantiated into this before an amazed audience:
