Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience.
Romans 13:1-7 RSV
"In a no-holds-barred response to Pope Francis’s criticism of U.S. immigration policies, former Border Patrol chief Tom Homan delivered a blistering rebuke that cut straight to the heart of the Vatican’s hypocrisy.
When the Pope condemned the Trump administration’s deportation plans as a “disgrace” – despite the Vatican’s own strict immigration controls – Homan didn’t hold back. A lifelong Catholic, he challenged the pontiff to “concentrate on fixing the Catholic Church” before lecturing the United States on border security.
Homan’s most potent argument highlighted the Vatican’s ownparadoxical stance: “They have a wall around the Vatican, and if you illegally enter, you’ll be charged with a serious crime. So he can protect where he lives, but the American people are not allowed that?”
Homan emphasized the human cost of unsecured borders: “Securing the border saves lives. Less people means less women get raped by cartels, less children die in rivers, and less Americans die from fentanyl overdose.”
The message was clear: compassion isn’t about open borders, but about protecting vulnerable populations from harm." Sara Carter
