Roman Catholic pontiff Pope Francis and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump did not see eye to eye regarding the latter's Christianity, since the pope believes that Christians would not close their hearts out on immigrants.
A senior official in the Presbyterian Church has slammed Donald Trump's rhetoric on immigration, branding his views "not in keeping with the policies adopted by our church".
The statement made by Pope Francis last week that Christians should not think of "building walls"—just like what Donald Trump intends to do in case he wins the White House this November—might have backfired him.
Pope Francis admitted that he knew of the "close friendship" between St. John Paul II and a female philosopher named Anna Teresa Tymieniecka, saying that there was nothing wrong with this since even popes need "healthy, holy friendships" with women.
Pope Francis on Sunday called for a worldwide ban on the death penalty, saying the commandment "You shall not kill" was just as valid for the guilty as for the innocent.
During his flight back to Vatican from his historic trip to Mexico, Pope Francis told reporters that couples could rightly "avoid pregnancy" to prevent the spread of the Zika virus, which has recently been declared a public health emergency.
Roman Catholic pontiff Pope Francis and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are not seeing eye to eye right now with regard's to the latter's Christianity, and each of them has already engaged in a long-distance verbal altercation. Now, even American evangelist Franklin Graham is joining the issue.
At least four Republican presidential candidates issued statements on Thursday supporting their rival Donald Trump in his dispute with Pope Francis regarding the GOP front-runner's plan to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out criminals and possible terrorists.
Pope Francis's suggestion that Donald Trump was "not Christian" because of his views on immigration was not a personal attack, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said on Friday.
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump quickly responded on Thursday to Pope Francis' reported statement that his views on immigration were "not Christian," saying it was "disgraceful" for a religious leader to question anyone's faith.