Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after calling him “not Christian” for wanting to build a wall along the U.

Pope Francis sent “cordial greetings” and “assurance of my prayers” to Donald J. Trump on Jan. 20, the day of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.

Pope Francis had quite a busy weekend. In a rare TV interview, he slammed President-elect Donald Trump's call for the mass deportation of immigrants in the U.S. as a “disgrace.” He also made his first appearance on TikTok,

This comes after Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy to be the next Archbishop of Washington, D.C. McElroy is a staunch opponent of mass deportations, calling them “inconsistent with Catholic doctrine,” CNN reports.

During an interview on an Italian television program, Pope Francis directly criticized incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for a massive deportation of illegal migrants.

It’s also a topic which resonates personally with Francis. In his new autobiography, the Pope recalled how his paternal grandparents and father had planned to sail in 1927 on the Principessa Mafalda from Italy to Argentina, which sank with the loss of many lives, but ended up making a later crossing.

In his new autobiography Hope, he recalled how his paternal grandparents and father had planned to migrate to Argentina in 1927 aboard the Principessa Mafalda, which tragically sank with many lives lost. They ultimately made a later crossing, an experience that has shaped his commitment to migrant advocacy.

Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after calling

Francis previously said that Trump cannot be a Christian if he plans to build a wall to keep migrants from Mexico out.