Jan. 19 (UPI) — The archbishops of Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Newark, N.J., on Monday issued a joint statement about U.S. foreign policy and how they compare to principles that have been set for by Pope Leo XIV.
Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy and Newark Cardinal Joseph Tobin issued the “strongly worded statement” a week and a half after the Pope shared thoughts on the topic with diplomats at the Vatican.
“As pastors entrusted with the teaching of our people, we cannot stand by while decisions are made that condemn millions to lives trapped permanently at the edge of existence,” Cupich said in a press release issued with the statement. “Pope Leo has given us clear direction and we must apply his teachings to the conduct or our nation and it’s leaders.”
The statement, titled “Charting a moral vision of American foreign policy” and signed by all three of the archbishops, raises concerns about the weakness of current international relations and that principles established after World War II to prevent another world war have “been completely undermined.”…