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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nicole Winfield and Giovanna Dell'orto

US Catholic cardinals issue warning to Trump over Greenland threats

The joint statement issued Monday was unusual and marked the second time in as many months that members of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy have asserted their voice against the Trump administration - (Getty Images)

Three U.S. Catholic cardinals are urging the Trump administration to use a moral compass, saying U.S. military action in Venezuela, threats of acquiring Greenland and cuts in foreign aid risk bringing vast suffering instead of promoting peace.

Cardinals Blase Cupich of Chicago, Robert McElroy of Washington and Joseph Tobin of Newark, N.J., warned that without a moral vision, the current debate over Washington's foreign policy was mired in “polarization, partisanship, and narrow economic and social interests.”

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