Pope Leo calls for 'deep reflection' about treatment of detained migrants in the United States
Source: AP
Updated 3:08 AM CST, November 5, 2025
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for “deep reflection” in the United States about the treatment of migrants held in detention, saying that “many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now.”
The Chicago-born pope was responding Tuesday to a range of geopolitical questions from reporters outside the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, including what kind of spiritual rights migrants in U.S. custody should have, U.S. military attacks on suspected drug traffickers off Venezuela and the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East.
Leo underlined that scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world: “How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening.”
He said “the spiritual rights of people who have been detained should also be considered,’’ and he called on authorities to allow pastoral workers access to the detained migrants. “Many times they’ve been separated from their families. No one knows what’s happening, but their own spiritual needs should be attended to,’' Leo said.
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That's the one thing he could do immediately. And hire a competent and trustworthy food-tester. 
There's a priestly-imp in San Diego that still does effing exorcisms. My MAGA-brother thinks he's just swell. Both are turd-fools. Peace! 
I totally agree that no cardinals, bishops or priests should be speaking on politics of any kind. They need to shut up and stay out of it because the results have been disastrous.
More people have left the Catholic Church over priests' involvement in politics (especially MAGA politics) than any other issue. So few Catholics attend Sunday Mass anymore, compared to the 60's when I was growing up. And they can't keep the Catholic schools open for lack of student enrollments.
Look at what they're doing ... they're pushing people away in droves. I think Pope Leo finally gets it.
It's like they've been bitten by zombies. First the infection starts slowly. Next thing you know they're raving mad like Alito's and Thomas's wives.
