US EditionUS Catholic Clergy Condemn 'Immoral' Trump Foreign Policy
Three senior U.S. cardinals warn that U.S. foreign policy risks moral erosion, citing force-first diplomacy, aid cuts, and threats to Greenland as key concerns.
- On Monday, Three U.S. Cardinals issued a rare joint statement urging the Trump administration to adopt a moral foreign policy, citing Venezuela, Greenland, and foreign aid cuts.
- Inspired by Pope Leo XIV's Jan. 9 address to the Diplomatic Corps, the cardinals said Vatican meetings on Jan. 7-8 inspired their call and provided a 'truly moral foundation.'
- They renounced war as an instrument of narrow national interest and asserted military action must be a last resort, warning that weakening the post‑World War II international legal order undermines peace, the cardinals said.
- European allies France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands dispatched troops to Greenland last week amid U.S. threats to acquire the island, and Prime Minister Jens‑Frederik Nielsen said on Jan. 15, `Greenland is not for sale.`, with 85 percent opposing U.S. control.
- The cardinals said they will preach, teach and advocate in the coming months, arguing Pope Leo XIV's guidance this month offers an enduring ethical compass for American foreign policy in the coming years.
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U.S. Cardinals Urge White House to Pursue ‘Genuinely Moral’ Foreign Policy
Vatican Media Cardinals meet with Pope Leo XIV in the third session of the consistory on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Vatican. In the statement, they urged a U.S. foreign policy that 'respects and advances the right to human life, religious liberty, and the enhancement of human dignity throughout the world, especially through economic assistance.'
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