“You made me. You live with me.”

La Repubblica also quotes Francis as saying, “We must knock down the walls that divide."

“In our country, we need to start building bridges and bringing people together.”

Helping drive up Mr. Trump's numbers, some Catholics say, were clergy and parish leaders.

“Lutherans and Catholics are on the way to greater unity," says Martin Marty.

Despite months of pre-election polls showing Catholics backing Hillary Clinton, exit polls show Donald Trump won a majority of Catholic votes on Tuesday.