'Forgotten the teachings of his church': Nun destroys Bannon's remarks bashing Catholics on immigration

A Roman Catholic nun took exception to comments made by former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon on the topic of immigration and the church, said Salon.com.

In a preview clip released ahead of Bannon's interview with "60 Minutes" on Sunday, the Breitbart.com publisher accused the Catholic church of supporting lax immigration laws because it needs to shore up its sagging U.S. membership numbers.

“Unable to really to come to grips with the problems in the Church, they need illegal aliens, they need illegal aliens to fill the churches,” Bannon said. “It's obvious on the face of it.”

He continued, "They have an economic interest in unlimited immigration, unlimited illegal immigration.”

Sister Simone Campbell, a lawyer and human rights activist, slammed Bannon -- a purported Catholic -- in a Thursday tweet storm: