Pope Francis is urging President Donald Trump to rethink his decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation, noting that anyone who calls himself “pro-life” should keep families together, TIME reports, citing The Associated Press.
“If he is a good pro-life believer, he must understand that family is the cradle of life and one must defend its unity,” Francis said, adding that removing children from families “isn’t something that bears fruit for either the youngsters or their families.”
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has denounced Trump’s decision to end the DACA program, calling it “reprehensible” and placing “unnecessary fear for DACA youth and their families.”
The Pope had previously disagreed with Trump over issues of immigration, saying that anyone who wants to build a wall as Trump does on the Mexican border to keep out migrants is “not Christian.”
Francis said he was grateful to both Italy and Greece for having welcomed so many migrants in. But he said governments have to manage refugee flows “with prudence,” taking into account how many people it can successfully integrate into its society.
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