In a , the Pope does not specifically refer to the president or his policies but emphasizes his concern about large numbers of people who he says are being marginalized and forgotten on the fringes of society.
鈥淒on鈥檛 abandon them,鈥� the Pope says in the video, which features men and women comforting a homeless man on the street.
鈥淧ray with me for all those who are afflicted, especially the poor, refugees and marginalized, so they may be welcomed and find comfort in our communities.鈥�
The Pope鱿鱼视频app video was released Thursday (Feb. 2), a day after one of the Vatican鱿鱼视频app most senior officials voiced 鈥渃oncern鈥� about Trump鱿鱼视频app executive order to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border and impose a travel ban on nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries.
The Pope鱿鱼视频app monthly video is titled 鈥淲elcome the Needy,鈥� and Francis speaks in his native Spanish.
鈥淲e live in cities that build skyscrapers and shopping centres and strike big real estate deals,鈥� the Pope says in the video. 鈥淏ut they abandon a part of themselves on the margins, on the outskirts. As a result, huge sections of the population are excluded and marginalized: without a job, without options, with no way out.鈥�
The Holy See鱿鱼视频app No. 3 man, Archbishop Angelo Becciu, told a Catholic TV channel on Wednesday there was concern at the Vatican: 鈥ㄢ�漌e are builders of bridges, far less of walls, and all Christians should emphatically reaffirm this message,鈥� he said.
On the day of Trump鱿鱼视频app inauguration, Francis sent the incoming president a telegram urging him not to forget the poor and those in need. The Pope created headlines last year when he said anyone thinking about building walls instead of bridges was 鈥渘ot a Christian.鈥�
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement earlier this week that Trump鱿鱼视频app immigration ban had 鈥済enerated fear and untold anxiety among refugees, immigrants, and others throughout the faith community in the United States.鈥�