‘A monument for politics’ — Inside one diocese’s battle against a planned border wall

“Our point is that a wall is not necessary.”

The U.S. government’s attempt to build a section of border wall on a popular New Mexico pilgrimage site is being contested by the local diocese.

A diocesan official told The Pillar the wall would be a political monument to a policy he said is opposed to Catholic teaching, while a federal agent told The Pillar the area under discussion is a corridor for h…