EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Bishop Barron blasts Catholic left for 'demonization' of Trump amid child trafficking crisis
EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Robert Barron said he has been urging Catholics on the left to stop the "demonization" of the Trump administration, even when it comes to highly contentious issues such...
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EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Robert Barron said he has been urging Catholics on the left to stop the "demonization" of the Trump administration , even when it comes to highly contentious issues such as immigration and border security. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Barron, arguably the most prominent Catholic prelate in America, said that despite criticism within the church of the administration’s immigration policy , "there are darn good reasons, moral reasons, for being concerned about an open border." "I don't think it's fair to say to a conservative, to a Republican, you're just being difficult and anti-humanitarian," he said, adding that "at times, the Catholic left is great for calling for dialogue and bridge-building — until it comes to conservatives." He said that for many Catholics on the left, "when it comes to conservatives, just tell them what they should be doing and saying." "No, no, let's build bridges of conversation. That's a role the Church can play," he said. "What I don't want from the church is a kind of demonization of the Trump administration." PROMINENT CATHOLIC BISHOP SLAMS ANTI-ICE AGITATORS WHO DISRUPTED MN CHURCH SERVICE: 'UNACCEPTABLE' "If there are points of disagreement, whether it's immigration or it's the [Iran] war or whatever, let's talk about it, let's talk." Barron said he has been trying to encourage dialogue on both the immigration and Iran issues. Though he admitted he has "not always met with success, frankly, from the ecclesial side." Despite this, Barron said he "would like those conversations to continue." The bishop revealed he was deeply moved by a passionate appeal for stricter border security from border czar Tom Homan during a recent White House call. He said he was participating in it as part of his work on President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission. Barron said Homan, who he noted is a Catholic, "spoke with great passion … and he said he's come out of retirement twice to engage this issue." "Why? He said th…