The way Donald Trump talked about
people in his inaugural address and welter of executive orders
"hurts", the number two of the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI)
said Wednesday.
"We are interested in human dignity, the protection of life that
is measured in terms of welcome and accompaniment," said the
secretary general of the CEI, Msgr. Giuseppe Baturi, in apparent
reference to the US president's anti-immigrant rhetoric and
plans to deport 11 million illegal immigrants, as well as the
cancellation of birthright citizenship, among other things.
"Policies, or even words, that could be a damage to human
dignity will meet with our dissent," said Baturi.
"Talking about people in this way, wherever it comes from,
hurts".
The Episcopal bishop of Washington, Mariann Budde, on Tuesday
urged Trump to "have mercy" on migrants and LGBTQ people amid
his anti-immigrant and anti-gender moves, spurring a frosty
response from the billionaire property developer and reality TV
star turned politician.
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