BREITBART -- When asked by a reporter on Tuesday about the pope’s “harsh words” criticizing the Trump administration’s mass deportations of illegal aliens who have been residing in the U.S., Homan advised Pope Francis to “fix the Catholic Church and concentrate on his work.”

Homan’s words came after Pope Francis wrote an open letter to U.S. Catholic bishops, stating that illegal aliens “should not be treated as criminals,” according to CBS News.

“I’ve got harsh words for the pope,” Homan responded. “The pope ought to fix the Catholic Church. I’m saying this as a lifelong Catholic — I was baptized Catholic. … He ought to fix the Catholic Church and concentrate on his work and leave border enforcement to us.”

Homan pointed out that Pope Francis wanted to attack the Trump administration for wanting to secure the U.S. southern border, while there is a “wall around the Vatican.”

“He wants to attack us for securing our border … he’s got a wall around the Vatican, does he not?” Homan questioned. “So, he’s got a wall around to protect his people and himself, but we can’t have a wall around the United States? So, I wish he’d stick to the Catholic Church and fix that and leave border enforcement to us.”

The pope’s criticism of the Trump administration’s deportations of illegal aliens comes as the Vatican recently announced that it was increasing its border security and would be increasing “monetary sanctions and prison sentences” for violators who cross its borders without having permission.

In a decree from Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, who serves as the president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, it was explained that people who enter the Vatican’s airspace or territory without permission “will face monetary faces ranging from 10,000 t0 25,000 euros.” Violators would also face prison sentences ranging from one to four years.