Supporters of President Donald Trump have attacked Pope Francis after the pontiff spoke against the Republican's mass deportation plans. Newsweek has contacted the Vatican for comment via email. The fallout highlights a potential growing ideological divide between conservative Catholicism and Trump's MAGA base.

The leader of the world’s largest faith faced backlash from Trump’s “border czar” for a letter criticizing mass deportations.

Pope Francis has been sharply critical of the president’s immigration push since his first term. Before Trump’s inauguration, Pope Francis called his pledge to deport millions of undocumented immigrants a “disgrace.”