America's 53 million Catholics forced to choose now between Trump and the Pope.

Chicago-born Leo the 14th, ordering bishops Wednesday to condemn ISIS mass deportations,

family separations, and violence against women, children, and protesters.

This, after Leo's September 30th admonition,

that being pro-life also includes protecting migrants.

On Wednesday, the Pope emphasized Trump's immigration policy

violates centuries of Catholic doctrine.

According to last November's exit polls, Trump carried the Catholic vote by nearly 60%, a 7% spike over his 2020 performance against Catholic Joe Biden,

who pretty much split the American Catholic vote with Trump.

The Vatican has been bumping up against conservative American Catholics in and out of the church for some time now.

Two years ago, Pope Francis stripped ultra-right-wing Bishop Joseph Strickland of his leadership in Tyler, Texas,

due to Strickland's accusation that Catholic

charities harbored criminals by accepting federal money to assist Central American migrants.

Pope Francis also disapproved of Strickland's comments attacking the LGBTQ community.

Republicans want Christian leaders to pick sides during elections during his first and second term.

Trump ordered the Internal Revenue Service not to enforce the Johnson Amendment,

a law stripping a religious organization's tax-free status if it endorses a political candidate.

It's why Christian leaders like Franklin Graham officially or unofficially endorsed Trump

without having to worry about losing their tax-free status.

The Vatican refuses to take sides in elections.

Meanwhile, on Saturday... snipers hit reverend david black of chicago's first presbyterian church seven times in the face

and torso with pepper balls that dropped him to his knees,

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