Pope Leo XIV says DHS should allow communion at Chicago area ICE facility.

Pope Leo XIV has spoken in opposition to the Department of Homeland Security denying a coalition of Catholic priests, nuns and other clergy entry to the Broadview ICE processing facility outside Chicago.

The big picture: For decades, clergy have gathered weekly outside Broadview, notably Catholic nuns, to offer prayers for the immigrants inside. Since the launch of "Operation Midway Blitz" this year, Sister JoAnn Persch told the Sun-Times her relationship with officers at the facility has frayed, despite being welcomed before President Trump took office.

Driving the news: Pope Leo was asked Tuesday about clergy being denied entry into the facility, and he responded that he would like to ask "the authorities to allow pastoral workers to attend to the needs of those people," Chicago Catholic, the archdiocese's newspaper, reported.

"Jesus says very clearly that at the end of the world, we're going to be asked, you know, 'How did you receive the foreigner? Did you receive him and welcome him or not?' And I think that there's a deep reflection that needs to be made in terms of what's happening," Leo added.

https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/11/05/pope-leo-clergy-access-broadview-ice

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

Two opposing forces, that both have ulterior motives. Neither of which are obvious reasons.

Neither are right in this situation.

Did Jesus, or any of his followers, purposely ever go into a Roman prison, without being arrested themselves? 🤷🏻‍♂

That's just not even in the Bible, even if you believe in the Bible.

You don't go into a devil's den purposely, without a hidden reason. You're going to get deceived, on the overt reason.

ElwoodBlues · M

@DeWayfarer I am not religious, I'm just pointing out that in fact the Bible does quote Jesus about visiting people in prison; book=Matthew, Chap 25.

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

The listeners ask Jesus when they might have done such things for him and he says:

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

When I'm debating with self-identified Christian tRumpsters, I quote this "least of these my brethren" passage to them. King James version, of course, because it reads like Shakespeare!

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@ElwoodBlues notice the tense of the wording "ye". Third person singular.

It's telling a story of someone's personal experience. It's not saying Jesus went there to preach or minister. That is exactly what theses Catholics are overtly and admittedly doing.

Believe me I have had seminary training that I rejected decades ago. I know their intent very well.

ElwoodBlues · M

@DeWayfarer I looked it up, and according to Webster and other sources, as a pronoun "ye" is 2nd person plural; "thee" would be singular.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@ElwoodBlues Context. Look at the context! This is not Jesus speaking to the king. Or the king speaking to Jesus.

Then shall the King say unto them.

It's telling a story. Jesus was widely known for parables.

Even these parables were said out in public.

It's this very thing about taking things out of context that made me so mad at any religion. They ALL do it. And the parables get taken as a fact. No court of law would believe hearsay.

Oh right, they take it on faith.