Pope Leo XIV answered journalists' questions at Castel Gandolfo. Pope Leo XIV commented on the November 13 statement by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on migrants and asylum seekers, issued from Baltimore, where the USCCB plenary meeting was held. For the first time in years, the U.S. bishops published a pastoral letter saying "no" to mass expulsions, expressing concern for the situation in the country and reiterating that national security and the protection of human dignity are not incompatible. In this regard, the Pope expressed appreciation for the bishops' statement, calling it "very important." "I would like to invite, especially all Catholics, but also people of good will, to listen carefully to what they said. I believe we must seek ways to treat people with humanity, treating them with the dignity they deserve." “If someone is in the United States illegally, there are ways to do so. There are courts. There is a judicial system. I believe there are many problems in the system. No one said the United States should have open borders,” the Pope emphasized.
“I think every country has the right to determine who, how, and when people enter.” However, he added, “when people live a good life, and many of them for 10, 15, 20 years... treating them in a way that is, to say the least, extremely disrespectful, and there has been some violence.” “The bishops were very clear in what they said. I would just like to invite all Americans to listen to them,” Pope Leo stated.
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for the purposes of creating chaos in our country. A very small minority have come here because their lives were threatened. And many of those are gang members. Almost all of them are economic migrants. Let them force their own governments to give them liberty and create a fertile ground for success as is found here in the US. We should remove these people in the most humane way possible. And they're doing a great job. The u s council of Bishops can be very political. I don't always agree with them or the pope on such matters. It's not their area of expertise.