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February 19, 2016

Heading into SC Primary, Pope Suggests Trump is "Not Christian"
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In news from the campaign trail, this weekend marks the South Carolina
primary for Republicans and the Nevada caucus for Democrats. On
Thursday, Pope Francis criticized Republican front-runner Donald Trump,
suggesting the real estate mogul's plan to build a wall on the
U.S.-Mexico border means he is "not Christian." Pope Francis spoke
aboard his plane.

Pope Francis: "A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever
they may be, and not building bridges, is not a Christian."

Trump fired back at the pope, saying his comments were "disgraceful" and
"unbelievable." During the same news conference, the pope commented on
the use of birth control in areas where Zika virus has led to public
health emergencies. Scientists say the Zika virus may be linked to
microcephaly, which causes infants to be born with unusually small
heads. The pope appeared to make an exception for the use of birth
control in such cases, saying, "Avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute
evil."