Remigration is not a 'Christian response' says Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV has said that

remigration, a policy being proposed by several far-right

parties, including former General Roberto Vannacci's new

National Future group in Italy, is not a concept that complies

with Christian principles.

"Many times we do not recognize the reasons why these people had

to leave their countries," the American pontiff told reporters

outside the papal residence in Castel Gandolf on Tuesday in

relation to remigration.

"So many reasons: violence, war, conflicts. And so simply

saying, 'Let's send them away, so we can wash our hands of the

problem' does not seem to me the most Christian response.

"We must truly respect people—look at the cases, and above all

treat people as people with respect".

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