Pope Francis criticizes building wall to keep migrants out
(VOVWORLD) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out “will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build”.
 A wall is erected on the US-Mexico border seen from Mexico's Tijuana, Baja California on January 18, 2019. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
The pope made his comments in response to a question about migration in general and about US President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico.
He said that governments have an important, live issue in their hands with the migration problem and it must be resolved creatively and humanely.