WHAT TO KNOW | Why Pope Francis is attacking Trump's policy Pope Francis has sparked controversy by criticizing Trump's immigration and deportation policies, as well as comments made by Vice President J.D. Vance on the ordo amoris, the natural order of love and justice. Vance argued that individuals have a primary duty to care for their own families and communities before extending charity to others, a principle rooted in Catholic social teaching and upheld by figures like St. Paul and St. Thoma