Pope Francis’ Assault on America’s ’Wall’ Separating Church and State

2016-02-19

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. In 1960, Democratic presidential nominee Jack Kennedy had to contend with fears that, as a Roman Catholic, he would take orders from the Pope. Today, the incumbent Pope has begun dictating to this year’s candidates, lest they be stripped of their professed Christian faith. During a trip this week to Mexico, Pope Francis injected himself into our political affairs again and again. He is asserting religious authority to impo...

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.

In 1960, Democratic presidential nominee Jack Kennedy had to contend with fears that, as a Roman Catholic, he would take orders from the Pope. Today, the incumbent Pope has begun dictating to this year’s candidates, lest they be stripped of their professed Christian faith.

During a trip this week to Mexico, Pope Francis injected himself into our political affairs again and again. He is asserting religious authority to impose his now-unmistakably radical leftist, liberation theology-driven agenda on America.

Particularly striking was the Pope’s harsh denunciation of the sort of pledge made by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexican border.

In so doing, Pope Francis has clearly sought to breach another “wall” – our figurative, but time-tested one separating church and state. John Kennedy himself declared that such a separation must be “absolute.” Indeed, it must.

This is Frank Gaffney.

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