An age of political outrage has eroded Americans’ capacity for shock. But the response by Trump and other Republican leaders and supporters to criticism from Pope Leo XIV against the war in Iran has tested that proposition.
The pope has been broadly and consistently critical of war, but pointedly critical of the American attacks in Iran. On Palm Sunday, the pope, who is an American, condemned the use of religion to justify violence. God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war”, he said at mass in St Peter’s Square.
(Taylor Marshall, an outspoken Catholic conservative with a considerable YouTube following) ascribed Trump’s conduct this week to the president’s fundamental difficulty processing the soft power of an American pope, and the challenge that poses to Trump’s sense of self as the most powerful person in the world.
The pope “is in charge of 1.4 billion – not million, billion – people and he has the nerve to interject his moral authority into the activity of President Trump? I really think that is the origin story. It’s a philosophical conundrum that President Trump was never prepared for and I think he’s still trying to figure out how to navigate it.”
I guess they only have faith, when it confirms their pre-held beliefs
The Pope or Trump. Not some generally worldwide renowed layman, or other holy figure. TRUMP!
Torn?
We’re not talking about smart people here. They’re religious trump supporters. It’s already a cult within a cult.
false choice, it’s actually possible to leave both cults
I love this for Catholics. They deserve another schism.
With JD as this version’s Russian orthodox pope.
Shit, that rizzless idiot? He’ll be lucky to be The Reptile’s blood bag with as much charisma and influence he has.
If the teachings of your religion and faith can be swayed by any man or woman on earth then you don’t believe in those teachings and you are by definition not a religious person.
But you must always question the hypocrisy that seems rampant in some faiths.
Never blindly accept what someone else tells you is the ‘only’ truth.
If you are torn by this issue, return the baptism water, it has been wasted on you.
I am torn. I don’t know which side to laugh at harder. Trump is more of an idiotic fool, but the church has a longer history of evil.
This shouldn’t be difficult at all. trump is literally the avatar of every cardinal sin that the church has.
This is a conservative christian not wanting to lose face with his Baptist buddies.
On the one hand, murder is bad, but on the other hand I am full of hate and fear…
Simply define your enemy as subhuman, then it’s not murder!
Really? It doesn’t seem like a hard choice. One is the ordained leader of the Catholic church and one is a failed business man and washed up celebrity.
One is a leader of an organized pedo ring, and the other is the leader of an organized pedo ring, so I can see how they’d be confused.
TFW you realize what religion is and that you have two of them.
Anyway the Bible is clear about this, “you can’t serve two masters”.
THIS.
torn? boy being catholic is so different from when I was young.
Catholicism and conservatism are bipolar opposites. Like, I don’t get how you can love and accept Jesus while hating poor or nonwhite people
They made their own Jesus
“What my friend said is that she prays for the president every day, that God will remove that hard heart of his and replace it with a softer one that has love.”
I have a similar prayer, only I leave out the part about a replacement.
I have a similar one, but it happens in front of the cameras, and he shits his pants for everyone to see.
The only ending fair enough for a piece of shit like Trump
Baked potatoes are soft and bring me love. I have an idea…
“Sorry Kenny, we accidentally replaced your heart with a baked potato; you have about ten seconds to live.”
Kali Ma!
Didn’t god harden the pharaoh’s heart after he had released the Jewish people?
Yep. Exodus 7:13-8:19
It’s only a feud if the animosity goes both ways. This isn’t a feud. This is just Trump attacking the pope.
It also shouldn’t be a hard choice. On one hand you have the leader of your lifelong faith who (as far as I know) hasnt been caught up in any personal scandals and on the other you have a convicted felon, serial adulterer, and by most measures a pretty horid person.
