Imagine this split screen: On one side is Donald Trump, repeating his campaign pledge to build a big wall between the United States and Mexico. On the other is Pope Francis, kneeling to pray for the thousands of undocumented immigrants who have died trying to cross the border.
When the Pope visits Mexico February 12-17, he is not expected to tussle with Trump or directly criticize U.S. immigration policy. Papal aides said Francis wants to avoid appearing to intervene in the presidential election.
That hasn't stopped Trump from taking aim at the Pope.
"I think that the Pope is a very political person. I think that he doesn't understand the problems our country has," Trump said in an interview Thursday on Fox Business. "I don't think he understands the danger of the open border that we have with Mexico."
Will Francis fire back? Not likely. But Catholic leaders say the pontiff will send an unmistakeable message when he travels to the border in Juarez, Mexico next Wednesday.
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