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Cardinal challenges Sessions, says it’s ‘unbiblical’ and ‘un-American’ to separate families

By Diana Stancy Correll
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Cardinal challenges Sessions, says it’s ‘unbiblical’ and ‘un-American’ to separate families

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said it was “unbiblical” to separate families attempting to enter the U.S. between ports of entry.

Dolan’s comments come after Attorney General Jeff Sessions pointed to a biblical passage in defense of the Trump administration’s new zero-tolerance policy to prosecute all illegal immigrants.

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