One of Pope Francis’s last acts was to slam President Donald Trump policies.
The pope died early Monday at 88 years old.
But his final hours were spent meeting Vice President JD Vance, followed by an official Easter speech in which he said, “How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants?"
According to the Daily Beast, the Pope gave Vance Easter eggs for his children in the meeting. Vance told Francis, “It’s good to see you in better health.”
But his last official speech was less friendly. Francis rejected the MAGA/Trump/Vance stance on immigrants and foreign aid.
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According to Bloomberg, Vance and the Pope spoke on Trump’s “commitment to restoring world peace,” and they did not talk specifically about migrants
This is not the first time the Holy Father has questioned President Donald Trump and Vance's policies.
Earlier this year, Francis critiqued Vance, saying, “Christian love is not a concentric expansion of interests that little by little extend to other persons and groups.”
Vance responded to the critique, saying he is a “baby Catholic. ” He also admitted there are “things about the faith that I don’t know.” He converted to Catholicism in 2019.
In February, the pope shared his thoughts on the mass deportations of undocumented immigrants on the Italian talk show Che Tempo Che Fa, “If true, this will be a disgrace… This is not the way to solve things.”
During Trump’s first term, Pope Francis said building the border wall was “not Christian.” In reply, Trump called him “disgraceful” and a “very political person.” The pair met in 2017. Trump called it the “honor of a lifetime.”
