He commented on Donald Trump's immigration policies (Trump is a Presbyterian so I gauge he doesn't aid virtually Bergoglio likewise much):
Holy daddy: H5N1 mortal who thinks alone virtually building walls, wherever they may be, in addition to non edifice bridges, is non Christian. This is non inwards the gospel.LOL, really funny.
One dominion that they should bring taught him is "never say that something isn't inwards the Bible" because pretty much everything may hold out constitute somewhere inwards the Bible. But the edifice of the wall isn't simply a tangential comment inwards the Holy Scripture. It's a pith trial of several books. Bergoglio could bring asked someone who knows the Bible at to the lowest degree superficially earlier he decided to brand far-reaching statements. Needless to say, the wall that is featured prominently inwards the Old Testament is the Wall of Jerusalem.
There's ane whole mass inwards the Hebrew Bible, the the Book of Nehemiah, that is to a greater extent than ofttimes than non virtually the structure of the wall. He every bit a Jew who has made it to the Western Farsi courts in addition to became governor of Western Farsi Judea inwards the Second Temple Period.
The mass is a first-person memoir written past times Nehemiah. Nehemiah 2 says:
8And may I bring a missive of the alphabet to Asaph, keeper of the regal park, so he volition give me timber to brand beams for the gates of the citadel past times the temple in addition to for the metropolis wall in addition to for the residence I volition occupy?” And because the gracious manus of my God was on me, the manlike mortal monarch granted my requests.Trump is proverb pretty much the same affair every bit Nehemiah. Now, inwards Nehemiah 6, an opposition builds against the rebuilding of the wall. However, inwards those proficient erstwhile times, the opposition came simply from the Arabs in addition to the Samaritans, non from the Pope! ;-)
Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem’s Walls
13By nighttime I went out through the Valley Gate toward the Jackala Well in addition to the Dung Gate, examining the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, in addition to its gates, which had been destroyed past times fire.
17Then I said to them, “You regard the trouble nosotros are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, in addition to its gates bring been burned alongside fire. Come, permit us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, in addition to nosotros volition no longer hold out inwards disgrace.”
1When give-and-take came to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab in addition to the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall in addition to non a gap was left inwards it—though upwardly to that fourth dimension I had non laid upwardly the doors inwards the gates.You see, the province of affairs is equivalent to Trump's who is also planning to build the wall in addition to expire the "king". However, these days, the Pope behaves similar the enemies of God behaved inwards the Bible. Like Sanballat, he tries to intimidate the retainer of God. At whatever rate, the intimidation didn't succeed inwards the Bible:
...an unsealed letter [from Sanballat, a Samaritan official] 6 inwards which was written:
“It is reported amidst the nations—and Geshemb says it is true—that you lot in addition to the Jews are plotting to revolt, in addition to so you lot are edifice the wall. Moreover, according to these reports you lot are virtually to become their king 7and bring fifty-fifty appointed prophets to brand this announcement virtually you lot inwards Jerusalem: ‘There is a manlike mortal monarch inwards Judah!’ Now this written report volition larn dorsum to the king; so come, permit us run across together.”
14Remember Tobiah in addition to Sanballat, my God, because of what they bring done; recollect also the prophet Noadiah in addition to how she in addition to the residue of the prophets bring been trying to intimidate me. 15So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, inwards fifty-two days.One detail powerful entity is given credit for the structure of the wall:
Opposition to the Completed WallGet used to it, Jorge. The wall has been constructed alongside the assist of our God. H5N1 few to a greater extent than verses depict the opposition past times the deluded folks.
16When all our enemies heard virtually this, all the surrounding nations were afraid in addition to lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this operate had been done alongside the assist of our God.
And it isn't simply the Book of Nehemiah. Haggai 1:4 asks whether they should alive inwards their "paneled houses" (the erstwhile believers must bring known the socialist concrete blocks) spell this household remains a ruin.
OK, you lot mightiness protest. Nehemiah in addition to Haggai were simply fallible humans. Did God truly mean value that it was a proficient sentiment to build the walls? Isaiah 28 offers an answer:
16So this is what the Sovereign Lord says:You bring heard the words of the Sovereign Lord Himself. H5N1 tested stone, a precious cornerstone gives ane a company foundation that nosotros may rely upon in addition to that saves us from panic.
“See, I lay a rock inwards Zion, a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone for a certain foundation;
the ane who relies on it
volition never hold out stricken alongside panic. ..."
Weren't the walls simply a protection against natural factors? 1 Samuel 7 answers this question:
10While Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew close to engage State of Israel inwards battle. But that twenty-four hours the Lord thundered alongside loud thunder against the Philistines in addition to threw them into such a panic that they were routed earlier the Israelites. 11The men of State of Israel rushed out of Mizpah in addition to pursued the Philistines, slaughtering them along the fashion to a betoken below Beth Kar.They built a wall to protect State of Israel against the Palestinians in addition to God straight participated inwards this projection that turned out to hold out completely successful! And peace resulted from the structure of the wall. The humans who participated inwards the success were awarded. And nosotros may proceed in addition to on. 2 Samuel 5:
12Then Samuel took a rock in addition to laid upwardly it upwardly betwixt Mizpah in addition to Shen. He named it Ebenezer,b saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
13So the Philistines were subdued in addition to they stopped invading Israel’s territory. Throughout Samuel’s lifetime, the manus of the Lord was against the Philistines. 14The towns from Ekron to Gath that the Philistines had captured from State of Israel were restored to Israel, in addition to State of Israel delivered the neighboring territory from the hands of the Philistines. And at that topographic point was peace betwixt State of Israel in addition to the Amorites.
David Conquers JerusalemAgain, the really famous David did pretty much the same affair every bit Trump:
9David so took upwardly residence inwards the fortress in addition to called it the City of David. He built upwardly the surface area unopen to it, from the terracesb inward. 10And he became to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than powerful, because the Lord God Almighty was alongside him.
Trump conquers Washington D.C.
Trump so took residence inwards ane of his skyscrapers in addition to called it the Trump World Tower. He built upwardly an irea unopen to it, from the terraces inward. And he became to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than powerful, because the Lord God Almighty was alongside him.
Now, 1.2 billion Catholic humans may hold out bowing inwards front end of Mr Jorge Mario Bergoglio because of his uniform. But for the thinking ones amidst us, you're a clown, Francis. The sentiment that the Bible provides us alongside no backing of the edifice of the walls is absolutely preposterous – or a deliberately spread untruth. In the Biblical times, at that topographic point bring been many to a greater extent than walls in addition to they played an fifty-fifty to a greater extent than of import utilisation than the walls play today. Do you lot truly believe that at that topographic point were no walls inwards Jerusalem or that the Bible was soundless virtually them?
Donald Trump responded past times an electronic mail comment that he is the alone ane who volition truly defend the Vatican against ISIS in addition to Francis volition hold out dreaming virtually a Trump inwards the White House. It sounds childish but it makes to a greater extent than feel than the Pope's musings. The Trump stimulate has also pointed out the irony given the fact that the Pope's workplace, the Vatican, is 100% surrounded past times walls.