In many eras of human history, the Catholic church and the Vatican, its central, independent city state within the Italian city of Rome have been centers of goodwill and peace. Indeed, omitting the crusades, the Vatican has a lengthy history of amicable diplomatic relations with many nations throughout the world, and since being recognized as an independent state in 1929 under the regime of the Fascist Italian leader Benito Mussolini the Vatican has maintained official relations and correspondence with over 50 nations throughout the globe. In the modern era, an age of fast moving, instantly accessible communication and information, it has never been easier for the Vatican or the Pope himself to comment on global or domestic affairs. Unsurprisingly, as political tensions in the United States remain at historic highs, a newspaper publication operated by the Catholic church itself has opined on the situation at the United States southern border, declaring the border wall between Mexico and the United States to be inhuman.
The piece, featured in the paper titled L’Obsservatore Romano, blasted the border wall, claiming it to be a force for suffering for the millions of migrants who have crossed or attempted to cross it over the last several years of the Biden administration. Ironically, the Vatican itself is surrounded by a wall, and has been for much of its history, for the purpose of protection..
As things continue to worsen in the United States, crime continues to be committed by many migrants. It is estimated that thousands enter the nation illegally by the day, and the border remains porous, a real national security risk. Despite the fact that entering the country illegally is breaking the law in itself, many of these individuals that arrive continue to commit heinous crimes while they are here. One migrant from Honduras stabbed a man while holding him at knifepoint during a robbery and violently, intimately assaulted a 14 year old girl.
