On Monday, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. That same day, he signed over 200 executive orders dealing with several key issues, such as immigration, foreign policy, energy, the environment, health, gender ideology, and social media. Some of them focused on upholding campaign promises, while others were aimed at rolling back some of his predecessor’s actions.
In response to President Trump’s executive orders, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued a statement that acknowledged both the positive and negative aspects. For instance, he mentioned that the Church finds “deeply troubling” those provisions dealing with the treatment of immigrants and refugees, foreign aid, and the expansion of the death penalty, while also praising the ones that recognize “the truth about each human person as male or female.”
“The Catholic Church is not aligned with any political party, and neither is the bishop’s conference. No matter who occupies the White House or holds the majority on Capitol Hill, the Church’s teachings remain unchanged,” he wrote. “Our prayer is one of hope that, as a Nation blessed with many gifts, our actions demonstrate a genuine care for our most vulnerable sisters and brothers, including the unborn, the poor, the elderly and infirm, and migrants and refugees. The just Judge expects nothing less.”