As the US election in early November approaches, Pope Francis says both the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are "against life". On the papal plane after his tour of the Asia-Pacific, he says: "One discards migrants, and one kills children". Despite his strong opinions, the pontiff emphasises the importance of voting, claiming "one has to choose the lesser of two evils."
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00:00Both are against life.
00:03The one who throws away immigrants
00:06is the one who kills children.
00:09Both are against life.
00:13You can't decide,
00:15I can't say I'm not American,
00:18I'm not going to vote there.
00:20But let's be clear,
00:21either sending away immigrants,
00:24or not giving immigrants the ability to work,
00:27not giving immigrants welcome,
00:30is a sin, it's serious.
00:33In political morality,
00:37it is generally said that not voting is bad,
00:42it's not good.
00:44You have to vote.
00:47And you have to choose the lesser evil.
00:52Who is the lesser evil?
00:55That lady or that man?
00:57I don't know.
00:58Everyone has to think and do this.