“The painful experience of these brothers and sisters reminds us of that baby Jesus, who could not find shelter, was born in a stable in Bethlehem and was later brought to Egypt to escape Herod’s threat.”

There was heightened security at the Vatican last night for Midnight Mass. Why? Aren’t Muslim migrants just like “baby Jesus, who could not find shelter”? Was the Pope afraid that the baby Jesus would scream “Allahu akbar” and blow himself up in the middle of a crowded St. Peter’s Square?

Pope Francis makes these facile and fatuous comparisons while living comfortably behind heavy guard and the Vatican walls. The people he is trying to guilt-trip into dropping all opposition to the Muslim migrant inundation are the ones who have to pay the price for his ostentatious virtue.

“Leave them; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” (Matthew 15:14)

“On the Ground The Vatican’s Nativity scene is a reminder that refugees’ struggles are like those of baby Jesus, the pope says,” by Tom Kington, Los Angeles Times, December 25, 2016 (thanks to Darcy):