Pope Francis congratulates Trump but calls mass deportation plan a "disgrace"

• Francis sent Trump a message Monday that he's praying God "will grant you wisdom, strength and protection in the exercise of your high duties."
• "Inspired by your nation's ideals of being a land of opportunity and welcome for all, it is my hope that under your leadership, the American people will prosper and always strive to build a more just society, where there is no room for hatred, discrimination or exclusion."

Yes, but: Before sending him the message, Francis told an Italian TV program that Trump's plans for mass deportations of immigrants would be a "disgrace," per the BBC.

• Francis said that if the plans were implemented, Trump would make "poor wretches that don't have anything foot the bill."
• "That's not right. That's not how you solve problems," he said.

Zoom in: Within hours of returning to the presidency, Trump signed several executive orders aimed at restricting immigration, which are already drawing fierce opposition and lawsuits.

• One executive order calls for ending "birthright citizenship" — a concept promised by the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — for those born to undocumented immigrants.
• Another suspends refugee resettlements and expedites the removal of those who have sought asylum but don't meet the requirements.

• Another sends troops to the southern border, including the National Guard.

The intrigue: A new Axios-Ipsos poll released Sunday found that most U.S. adults say they support mass deportations of immigrants living in the country illegally — but that enthusiasm quickly erodes when presented with options over how to carry them out.

• Just 38% of Americans support using active-duty military to find and detain undocumented immigrants in U.S. cities and towns; and only 28% want to use money allocated for the military to pay for deportations.

Zoom out: A poll by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) found that Trump won the white Catholic vote, 59% to 39%.

• However, the PRRI poll found that Trump lost the Hispanic Catholic vote, 43% to 55%.