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Pope Says Trump Is Not Christian

February 18, 2016 at 1:15 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 127 Comments

“Inserting himself into the Republican presidential race, Pope Francis suggested that Donald Trump ‘is not Christian’ because of the harshness of his campaign promises to deport more immigrants and force Mexico to pay for a wall along the border,” the New York Times reports.

Said Pope Francis: “A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian.”

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