WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump says a religious leader questioning a person's faith is "disgraceful," responding forcefully to comments from Pope Francis that anyone who wants to build a border wall isn't a Christian.
The Republican candidate for president says Thursday the Pope should wish that he is elected to the White House, and he accused the Mexican government of using Francis as a "pawn" and says the leader of the Roman Catholic Church "only heard one side of the story."
Pope Francis spoke as he traveled home from a visit to Mexico. When asked about Trump's promise to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border, Francis said: "A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian."
Trump replied to the Pope during a campaign stop in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. He says, "If and when the Vatican is attacked by ISIS, which as everyone knows is ISIS's ultimate trophy, I can promise you that the Pope would have only wished and prayed that Donald Trump would have been president."
Trump went on to say, "for religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful."
"No leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man's religion or faith," Trump says.
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Donald Trump Responds To Pope Francis Comment
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump says a religious leader questioning a person's faith is "disgraceful," responding forcefully to comments from Pope Francis that anyone who wants to build a border wall isn't a Christian.
The Republican candidate for president says Thursday the Pope should wish that he is elected to the White House, and he accused the Mexican government of using Francis as a "pawn" and says the leader of the Roman Catholic Church "only heard one side of the story."
Pope Francis spoke as he traveled home from a visit to Mexico. When asked about Trump's promise to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border, Francis said: "A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian."
Trump replied to the Pope during a campaign stop in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. He says, "If and when the Vatican is attacked by ISIS, which as everyone knows is ISIS's ultimate trophy, I can promise you that the Pope would have only wished and prayed that Donald Trump would have been president."
Trump went on to say, "for religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful."
"No leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man's religion or faith," Trump says.
(TM and © Copyright 2016 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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