{"id":2493877,"date":"2025-10-02T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-fires-back-against-popes-pro-life-jab-were-upholding-the-law\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T14:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:31:01","slug":"white-house-fires-back-against-popes-pro-life-jab-were-upholding-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-fires-back-against-popes-pro-life-jab-were-upholding-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Fires Back Against Pope&#8217;s &#8216;Pro-Life&#8217; Jab: &#8216;We&#8217;re Upholding the Law&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-fires-back-against-popes-pro-life-jab-were-upholding-the-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2493877&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to criticism from Pope Leo XIV regarding U.S. immigration policies. The pope suggested that supporting the death penalty and the alleged mistreatment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-awards-80-million-contract-that-prohibits-gps-monitoring-of-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Awards  Million Contract That Prohibits GPS Monitoring Of ...\">illegal immigrants contradicts claims<\/a> of being pro-life. Leavitt rejected the pope&#8217;s assertion that illegal immigrants are treated inhumanely under the current management, instead blaming the previous administration for such issues and emphasizing efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >enforce immigration laws humanely<\/a>. She highlighted the Trump administration&#8217;s record on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-agrees-with-msnbcs-reid-that-texas-abortion-law-is-turning-america-into-the-handmaids-tale\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren Agrees With MSNBC\u2019s Reid That Texas Abortion Law Is Turning America Into \u2018The Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2019\">protecting innocent life<\/a>, especially its opposition to abortion, and expressed hope that the pope would continue advocating for the unborn.Additionally, the pope criticized militaristic rhetoric from U.S. leaders, urging for peace over conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back against Pope Leo XIV and his criticism of American immigration policy Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview, the pope, without mentioning any names, indicated that support for the death penalty and treating illegal immigrants in a way they do not like could contradict claims of being pro-life.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Someone who says, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m against abortion,&rsquo; but says, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m in favor of the death penalty,&rsquo; is not really pro-life,&rdquo; the pope said in an interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pope-leo-xiv-defends-pro-abortion-dem-senator-says-opposed-illegal-immigration-not-pro-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So,&rdquo; he added, &ldquo;someone who says that &lsquo;I&rsquo;m against abortion, but I&rsquo;m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States,&rsquo; I don&rsquo;t know if that&rsquo;s pro-life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt fired back when asked by a reporter about the comments.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; 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<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ylne5gu1jh\">pic.twitter.com\/ylne5gu1jh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1973445764685898230?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was, however, significant inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants in the previous administration, as they were being trafficked and raped and beaten, and in many cases killed over our United States Southern border,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We also look at the inhumane treatment at the hands of some of these illegal immigrants that took place under the previous administration, as well,&rdquo; she said, noting the murder of college student Laken Riley at the hands of an illegal immigrant.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt said the Trump administration &ldquo;is trying to enforce our nation&rsquo;s laws in the most humane way possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re upholding the law, and we&rsquo;re doing that on &hellip; behalf of the people of our country,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/10\/01\/white-house-pushes-back-on-pope-leos-statement-that-immigrants-are-subject-to-inhuman-treatment-in-the-u-s-00590470?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4LX9AEx1w3rO3--Og8sjhtvkp50k6XG174X1dCOaQwOwLt4UEenxiyIryPNA_aem_ebtbGvs9pxf48iv30egHag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, Leavitt is Catholic.<\/p>\n<p>Trump &ldquo;has done more to protect innocent life than any president in history,&rdquo; Leavitt has said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/community\/pope-leo-xiv-slams-u-s-immigration-policy-this-isnt-pro-life\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=pope-leo-xiv-slams-u-s-immigration-policy-this-isnt-pro-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latino News Network.<\/a> She was referring to Trump&rsquo;s opposition to abortion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We welcome the Pope&rsquo;s support for protecting innocent life,&rdquo; she said, &ldquo;and hope he will continue to advocate for the unborn.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Karoline Leavitt Fires Back at Pope Leo XIV&rsquo;s<br \/> Anti-Trump Jab!<\/p>\n<p>Leave it to the modern left, even in the Vatican, they can&rsquo;t resist taking a swipe at Trump. Pope Leo XIV recently made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glaad-study-shows-record-number-of-lgbtq-characters-on-tv-hbo-netflix\/\" title=\"GLAAD Study Shows Record Number of LGBTQ Characters on TV, HBO, Netflix\">thinly veiled criticism<\/a> of Trump&rsquo;s immigration policies, couching it in lofty moral language&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ryb8uddSFm\">pic.twitter.com\/Ryb8uddSFm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; N.L.R. (@NaturalWay_NLR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaturalWay_NLR\/status\/1973794218431668243?\">October 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2025\/10\/01\/pope-leo-trump-immigrants-abortion-durbin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, the pope indicated displeasure with comments from Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a gathering of military leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This way of speaking is concerning, because it shows, every time, an increase of tension,&rdquo; Leo said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This wording, like going from minister of defense to minister of war. Let&rsquo;s hope it&rsquo;s just a figure of speech. Of course, there you have a style of governance meaning to show strength, so as to pile up pressure. Let&rsquo;s hope this works and that there isn&rsquo;t war. 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