Nancy Pelosi Wants Newly Elected American Pope Leo To Speak Out Against Mass Deportations

Former Speaker of nan House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday that she hopes nan recently elected Pope Leo XIV, nan first American pontiff to lead nan Catholic Church, will beryllium vocal astir opposing wide deportations. 

An relationship nether then-Cardinal Robert Prevost's sanction previously shared posts connected societal media that were captious of immoderate of nan Trump administration's migration policies.

"This caller pope is said to beryllium acutely alert of conditions forcing migration, of nan vulnerabilities of migrants," MSNBC's Chris Jansing said to Pelosi aft referencing nan pope's past posts. "Do you deliberation that astatine this moment, erstwhile truthful galore group are looking to him, he could beryllium impactful arsenic a civilized and ethical sound connected that rumor that we’re dealing with, erstwhile truthful galore group are being deported aliases fearfulness it?" 

"I surely dream so," Pelosi replied.

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of nan United States appears connected nan pavilion of St. Peter's Basilica, astatine nan Vatican, May 8, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters)

In February, Prevost shared an article connected X from nan National Catholic Reporter titled "JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't inquire america to rank our emotion for others." 

The article was captious of nan vice president saying it was a "Christian concept" to "love your family and past you emotion your neighbor, and past you emotion your community, and past you emotion your chap citizens, and past aft that, prioritize nan remainder of nan world. A batch of nan acold near has wholly inverted that," successful narration to forbidden immigration. 

"From his comments erstwhile to being elected nan pope, he has made clear what his values and his position of each of that is," Pelosi added astir nan posts. "And it is important, it is really important for america to perceive to nan words, some of our elected officials, erstwhile they opportunity what they opportunity astir ranking group successful their value and, and our belief leaders." 

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John Prevost, Pope Leo's brother, told CNN connection WBBM that he thinks his relative is concerned astir nan U.S.’s attack to immigration. 

"I deliberation he sees nan United States is headed successful nan incorrect guidance successful position of immigration, that this is simply a full injustice," John Prevost said. "These are people. Doesn‘t matter wherever they‘re born, they are group first. And truthful they request to beryllium treated arsenic group first."

Former Speaker of nan House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday that she wants nan recently elected Pope Leo XIV to beryllium vocal astir opposing wide deportations. (Photo: Grabien screenshot)

President Donald Trump made migration betterment a cardinal portion of his campaign, and during nan first 100 days of nan Trump administration, Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) arrested astatine slightest 32,809 forbidden immigrants and 1,155 individuals who were thought to beryllium portion of a criminal gang. Out of nan complete 32,000 forbidden immigrants arrested, 14,111 were convicted criminals and 9,980 person pending criminal charges.

Trump praised Pope Leo's action connected Thursday, saying he looked guardant to gathering him and expressing pridefulness that he was nan first American pontiff.

"It is specified an grant to recognize that he is nan first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look guardant to gathering Pope Leo XIV. It will beryllium a very meaningful moment!" Trump wrote connected Truth Social.

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Pope Francis receives U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, earlier bestowing nan Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to nan metropolis and to nan world) blessing astatine nan extremity of nan Easter wide presided complete by Cardinal Angelo Comastri successful St. Peter's Square astatine nan Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025. Pope Francis died nan adjacent day. (Vatican Media via AP)

Vance, a Catholic person who met Pope Francis conscionable earlier he died, besides congratulated nan caller pope connected his action Thursday. 

"Congratulations to Leo XIV, nan first American Pope, connected his election!" Vance said connected X. "I’m judge millions of American Catholics and different Christians will believe for his successful activity starring nan Church. May God bless him!"

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