Pope Leo says faith and love for migrants are connected

[Akita Suggagaki]

"No Christian can regard the poor simply as a societal problem; they are part of our 'family,'" Leo writes. "They are "'one of us.'"

This is the part of the Christian ethos and fundamental command that MAGA cannot seem to hear.

Now how best to deal with “the poor”, the vulnerable, those seeking asylum and a life with hope, is a great challenge that requires collaboration and honest effort. Fixing broken social systems, immigration policy and procedures is a massive task. But it cannot even be started if the poor are not seen as one of us.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

Is that what you think the Pope meant by compassion?

It must be...because I doubt his stance is "allow them in, and let them be homeless in your country" -- He mentions that we should be welcoming every migrant, surely he would envision them having shelter and healthcare, correct?

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/09/nx-s1-5567702/pope-leo-issues-new-document-on-poverty

He then drifts into critiques of our economic oversight and "trickle down" economics.


Which, many of us have critiqued trickle down economics... but we're not doing it claiming to speak for God, and we're not trying to do it from a position of faux authority that fancies itself as equals/peers with actual world governments.


When the Pope starts issuing his statements & edicts on things like marriage, abortion, and "whether or not women should have leadership positions", are the same people (who are happy about his proclamation on the topic of Migrants) going to still think he's a voice of authority and that we need to take his advice into account? or is this going to be one of those "Pick & Choose when to amplify the pope's message" sort of things like we see with every pope?

 

[BCP1928]

It must be...because I doubt his stance is "allow them in, and let them be homeless in your country" -- He mentions that we should be welcoming every migrant, surely he would envision them having shelter and healthcare, correct?

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/09/nx-s1-5567702/pope-leo-issues-new-document-on-poverty

He then drifts into critiques of our economic oversight and "trickle down" economics.


Which, many of us have critiqued trickle down economics... but we're not doing it claiming to speak for God, and we're not trying to do it from a position of faux authority that fancies itself as equals/peers with actual world governments.


When the Pope starts issuing his statements & edicts on things like marriage, abortion, and "whether or not women should have leadership positions", are the same people (who are happy about his proclamation on the topic of Migrants) going to still think he's a voice of authority and that we need to take his advice into account? or is this going to be one of those "Pick & Choose when to amplify the pope's message" sort of things like we see with every pope?

Can you not respond honestly to Akita's last post? He evidently understands the Pope's position better than you do.

 

[ralliann]

It's not against the law to treat immigrants with compassion.

Are you implying that America isn't a Christian nation?

It is law to deal with illegal aliens. No matter what you call them.

 

[Yarddog]

It is law to deal with illegal aliens. No matter what you call them.

And? The Church's position is to treat all with compassion. That is not illegal but it is what Jesus called us to do.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

It is law to deal with illegal aliens. No matter what you call them.

Careless use of terms can lead to callous dehumanizing rhetoric. We have seen so much of that even among so calked Christians that we grow in-sensitized and accept it as normal. It does matter “what you call them” and how we deal with them follows.

 

[ralliann]

And? The Church's position is to treat all with compassion. That is not illegal but it is what Jesus called us to do.

As long as they obey the law of this country, as well as their own law regarding these things.

 

[ralliann]

Careless use of terms can lead to callous dehumanizing rhetoric. We have seen so much of that even among so calked Christians that we grow in-sensitized and accept it as normal. It does matter “what you call them” and how we deal with them follows.

It is not callous nor dehumanizing. It is an accurate term. It is not me applying wrong ideas to the terms. Liberals do this sort of thing all the time. Words mean things.

 

[Yarddog]

As long as they obey the law of this country, as well as their own law regarding these things.

They do.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

It is not callous nor dehumanizing. It is an accurate term. It is not me applying wrong ideas to the terms. Liberals do this sort of thing all the time. Words mean things.

I am glad you agree that words mean something. So when Trump uses words like “animals” and “vermin” you do not approve.

 

[ralliann]

I am glad you agree that words mean something. So when Trump uses words like “animals” and “vermin” you do not approve.

That is for criminals. Yes, I approve of calling slave, sex, drug traffickers, and rapists and murderers as such.

 

[ralliann]

They do.

Really, do they teach, preach them repentance for breaking our laws?

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

That is for criminals. Yes, I approve of calling slave, sex, drug traffickers, and rapists and murderers as such.

Like Trump’s friend Epstein? I wonder why he won’t let us see the unredacted files.

 

[ralliann]

Like Trump’s friend Epstein? I wonder why he won’t let us see the unredacted files.

And Clinton's friend, and many other politicians, and celebrities alike.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

And Clinton's friend, and many other politicians, and celebrities alike.

But now only Trump has control of the files, as well as the legislature and judiciary.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

But lets forget all that . OP is about the Pope and compassionate treatment of desperate human beings.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

5. Love for the Lord, then, is one with love for the poor. The same Jesus who tells us, “The poor you will always have with you” (Mt 26:11), also promises the disciples: “I am with you always” (Mt 28:20). We likewise think of his saying: “Just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me” (Mt 25:40). This is not a matter of mere human kindness but a revelation: contact with those who are lowly and powerless is a fundamental way of encountering the Lord of history. In the poor, he continues to speak to us.


The poor and vulnerable give us the opportunity to love the Lord. That doesn’t mean “open borders”. But is does mean a sincere commitment to fix the processes. And that extends to every issue. Even “legal” citizens will be without adequate healthcare soon.

 

[Yarddog]

Really, do they teach, preach them repentance for breaking our laws?

What law is there against compassion?