"Pope Leo has criticised the emergence of nationalist political movements and their 'exclusionary mindset', without naming a specific country or leader.

Leo, the first pope from the US, asked during a mass on Sunday with tens of thousands in St Peter’s Square that God 'open borders, break down walls [and] dispel hatred'."

~ Reuters

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/08/pope-leo-criticises-exclusionary-mindset-of-nationalist-political-movements

"The bishops' collective silence in the face of Donald Trump's vile and treasonous behavior (remember, this is a man who encouraged a violent attack on the US Capitol and then gave a presidential pardon to those who perpetrated it), gave cover to 59% of Catholics who were among the 77 million people who voted for him."

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"Many are watching to see what the pope does with Timothy Dolan of New York. The gregarious cardinal, who only recently turned 75, was – from the very start – a ringleader of the USCCB's resistance to the late Pope Francis. And not only that.

Dolan has also been – and continues to be – the US Catholic Church's friendliest face vis-a-vie Donald Trump."

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