VATICAN
CITY – News outlets around the world are reporting on the news that
Pope Francis has made the unprecedented decision to endorse a US
presidential candidate. His statement in support of Donald Trump was
released from the Vatican this evening:
CITY – News outlets around the world are reporting on the news that
Pope Francis has made the unprecedented decision to endorse a US
presidential candidate. His statement in support of Donald Trump was
released from the Vatican this evening:
“I have been
hesitant to offer any kind of support for either candidate in the US
presidential election but I now feel that to not voice my concern would
be a dereliction of my duty as the Holy See. A strong and free America
is vitally important in maintaining a strong and free world and in that
sense what happens in American elections affects us all. The Rule of Law
is the backbone of the American government as it is in any nation that
strives for freedom and I now fear that the Rule of Law in America has
been dealt a dangerous blow. The FBI, in refusing to recommend
prosecution after admitting that the law had been broken on multiple
occasions by Secretary Clinton, has exposed itself as corrupted by
political forces that have become far too powerful. Though I don’t agree
with Mr. Trump on some issues, I feel that voting against the powerful
political forces that have corrupted the entire American federal
government is the only option for a nation that desires a government
that is truly for the people and by the people. For this primary reason
I ask, not as the Holy Father, but as a concerned citizen of the world
that Americans vote for Donald Trump for President of the United
States.”
Sources
within the Vatican reportedly were aware that the Pope had been
discussing the possibility of voicing his concern in the US presidential
election but apparently were completely unaware that he had made a
decision on going forward with voicing this concern until his statement
was released this evening from the Vatican.
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