Trump calls pope's criticism of him 'disgraceful'

Trump calls pope's criticism of him 'disgraceful'
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Summary For a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful: Trump

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Donald Trump on Thursday called remarks by Pope Francis "disgraceful," after the pontiff argued the Republican White House hopeful could not claim to be a Christian based on his anti-immigrant stance.

"For a religious leader to question a person s faith is disgraceful," Trump said in a statement. "I am proud to be a Christian and as president I will not allow Christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened."