Pope Launches Scarcely Concealed Attack on Trump
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Pope Leo XIV has promoted a former undocumented immigrant to lead West Virginia Catholics in a sign he won’t be intimidated by President Donald Trump.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala came to the U.S. in 1990 as an undocumented immigrant, having been smuggled into the country in the trunk of a car.
On Friday, Pope Leo, who has criticized Trump’s hardline stance on immigration, tapped Menjivar-Ayala to be West Virginia’s new bishop.
He will replace retiring West Virginia Bishop Mark Brennan, a man who, incidentally, helped Menjivar-Ayala secure a green card years ago.
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