Pope Francis has made it a personal duty to be defender of Islam, and less than a week ago, he stated that “fear of migrants is making us crazy.” Now the Pope has issued a new, astonishing statement, saying that “a ruler must use prudence, because prudence is the virtue of those who govern.” Yet this prudence has been the focus of so-called populists who opposed the reckless immigration policies the Pope has so often endorsed.

Pope Francis stated that Sweden is “an example of a country that had accepted many migrants in the past but realized recently that the migrants coming in were becoming ghettoized rather than integrating in Swedish society.” The Pope further stated that “unassimilated migrants can lead to a dangerous ‘ghettoization’, which is bad for the migrants themselves as well as the nation.” The Pope is now praising Sweden’s moratorium on immigration, after being for a considerable period one of the foremost defenders of open borders, despite not himself leading by example and opening the doors to the Vatican to everyone. Now he has inexplicably made a U-turn, recognizing that the refusal of many Muslim migrants to integrate is indeed a problem, however he may ultimately minimize the seriousness of that problem.

The Pope has good reason to change his tune. “Rising numbers of mostly Islamic immigrants in Sweden had led to the development of Muslim-controlled ‘no-go zones’ where law enforcement fears to enter,” and where 80% of Swedish police want to quit over the dangers Muslim migrants pose to their safety.

“Pope Francis Praises Sweden’s Moratorium on Immigration,” by Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart, January 29, 2019: