Vance suggests Catholic church helps immigrants' 'bottom line'

Vice President J.D. Vance attacked the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for violating some of the executive orders signed by President Donald Trump, including allowing the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enter churches and schools executive order. Vance accused the church of helping immigrants help the “bottom line.”

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued a statement calling many of Trump’s executive orders “deeply disturbing.”

“Some of the provisions contained in the executive order, such as those focusing on the treatment of immigrants and refugees, foreign aid, the expansion of the death penalty and the environment are troubling and have negative consequences, many of which would undermine the greatest Brogli “It's very vulnerable among us,” Au said, while also cheering Trump's executive order declaring there are only two genders.

In Vance's first television interview since becoming vice president, he addressed the USCCB's announcement. “As a practicing Catholic, I'm actually saddened by that statement,” he said. “And I think the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops needs to actually look after the mirror and recognize that when they receive over $100 million to help reset the illegal Are they worried about humanitarian issues when it comes to immigration? Or are they actually worried about their bottom line? We're going to protect the American people.”

Vance also said he supports the idea of ​​ice going into churches and schools because “you have to go and have that person protect public safety.”

According to the USCCB, Conference is “the largest refugee resettlement agency in the world.” They work with governments and help immigrants and refugees “successfully integrate into their new communities,” providing services including assistance finding housing and employment, legal aid, English classes and family reunification.

Vance, who was raised as an adult but identified as an atheist in early adulthood, converted to Catholicism in 2019. When he was asked in 2021 why he chose this denomination, he said: “I really like that the Catholic Church is really old.”

The Trump administration’s relationship with the bishops is off to a rocky start. Last week, President Donald Trump attacked the Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, for asking Trump to show “mercy” to LGBTQ+ children.

“I ask you to have mercy on the people we fear right now,” she said.

“There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families, and some are afraid for their lives,” Budd preached.

Trump wrote after the service: “The so-called bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was a Trump-hating radical leftist. Her tone was nasty and not compelling or intelligent. She made no mention of There's a huge crime wave that's coming into our country and killing people, many of them from prisons and mental institutions.”

“She's not very good at her job! She and her church owe a public apology!” he added.