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| Donald Trump is 'not Christian', says Pope Francis | Donald Trump is 'not Christian', says Pope Francis |
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| Pope Francis has declared that presidential candidate Donald Trump is not Christian because of views on immigration and his desire to build a wall on the Mexican border. | |
| The Pope said, however, he did not want to advise American Catholics on whether or not to vote for Mr Trump. | |
| The Reuters news agency said that in a conversation with reporters on his flight back from a visit to Mexico, Pope Francis was asked about Mr Trump and some of his statements, such as vowing to build a wall between the United States and Mexico if he becomes president. | |
| “A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian,” the Pontiff said in answer to a specific question about mr Trump's views. “This is not in the gospel.” | |
| Asked if American Catholics should vote for someone with Mr Trump's views, Francis said: | |
| “I am not going to get involved in that. I say only that this man is not Christian if he has said things like that. We must see if he said things in that way and in this I give the benefit of the doubt.” |