Pope Francis had a unique history with Texas. What will his successor do?

Francis was a pope who listened to those on the margins

By Surya KalraFather Pablo Matta was just a young seminarian when he attended an El Paso Interreligious Sponsoring Organization meeting at Santa Lucia Catholic Church (now St. John Paul II) in 1985. At the meeting, local leaders were gearing up for a big fight – thousands of people in the colonias of El Paso had been sold parcels of land with the promise of utility services – water, sewer and gas – only to learn that they had been swindled by un…

Pope Francis was a bastion against Trump - his successor could bow to pressure

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U.S. President Donald Trump considers himself a defender of the faith, a chosen one of God, but for the late Pope Francis he was not a Christian. His immigration policy says of him more than his words, said the pontiff. The Argentine did not usually go around in a rodeos, not even in front of an illustrious person. In 2016 he intervened at a distance in the presidential campaign with a comment about candidate Trump: “A person who wants to build …

Pope Francis had a unique history with Texas. What will his successor do?

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — "A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian," the late Pope Francis said in 2016 of then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump. At the time, Francis had just spoken in Juarez, Mexico -- right across the border from El Paso -- to advocate for migrants. His criticism of America's politicians wasn't one-sided. “Both are against life, be it the one who kicks out mi…

Pope Francis, who advocated for the "Church of the Poor" and stood by the weak, passed away on the 21st. He raised the international presence of the Holy See (Vatican) by speaking out against the exclusionary immigration policies of the Trump administration and acting as a mediator between hostile countries.

Pope Francis' tense relationship with Trump as Pontiff told him 'he's not a Christian' - Daily Star

The late Pontiff clashed with the Orange Manbaby and his administration on a number of occasions as Francis did not appear to be a fan of the President's immigration policies