Laura Loomer lamented that the new pope ‘is anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist like Pope Francis,’ adding that it’s ‘GROSS’ that he now leads the Catholic Church
It didn’t take long for right-wing media figures and MAGA provocateurs to cry out in rage over the election of Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV after it was revealed that he’d publicly criticized JD Vance and expressed sympathy for immigrants and George Floyd.
Despite feeling national pride over the fact that the Chicago-born Prevost has become the first American pope in history, conservative pundits and Trump loyalists fumed over the “WOKE MARXIST POPE” and complained that he is “worse than Francis,” referencing the previous pontiff known for his progressive values.
Even before the “dark horse” American cardinal was elected the 267th pope, former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon warned about Prevost’s views, claiming that he would be a poor choice for the MAGA movement.
I love how they lost their shit about an American speaking Italian, in Italy, to a shit load of Italians.
The American nationalism has truly rotted their brains.
Woke Marxist Pope? Well shit, I just might start going to church again
I just want to add. Anyone that ACTUALLY FOLLOWS the teachings of the bible, cannot with good conscious support Donald Trump.
I would be surprised if there are more than a couple hundred people in the US who have ever actually read the bible.
That’s just silly. Many millions likely have. But I get your point.
Are we talking about the one that died or his new replacement?
Edit: its about the new Pope (Pope Leo) not the old pope (pope Francis). Apparently the dead progressive pope was replaced with another progressive pope. Cool
Well, Francis had as many good takes as bad takes. Some people described him as “strategically trying to piss off as many people as possible.”
Example?
He wanted Ukraine to surrender and back in 2015 and 2016 made a few statements about how he didn’t think children should be taught gender ideologies or procedures and that there were strong immutable differences between men and women.
“I ask myself, if the so-called gender theory is not, at the same time, an expression of frustration and resignation, which seeks to cancel out sexual difference because it no longer knows how to confront it. Yes, we risk taking a step backwards. The removal of difference in fact creates a problem, not a solution.”
~Da Pope
I strongly disagree with him.
Old pope appointed the bishops who appointed new pope so liberal was pretty much guaranteed. The American thing was a surprise.
The last one was American too tho
Wasn’t he Argentinian?
Yes.
So then he was SOUTH American.
And the new one is NORTH American.
People using “American” to refer to anyone from the western continent (from a euro centric perspective) is conventional in some parts or the world. It’s not the convention in Canada, we bristle at the thought of being labeled Americans.
Yes, man North Americans think that America just refers to themselves. Its a common ethnocentric mistake
Yes.
Yes, but not US of American.
MAGA hating the new pope is the biggest compliment he could possibly get
Yep I’d be crying with joy if I were him
Maybe the church knows better than to have a concordat with the nazis this time.
Maybe.
This article basically just gives a platform to right wing nutjons and their conspiracy theories
Why isn’t there a single quote from Pope Leo XIV?
As I told my mother and father yesterday, I firmly believe that under the Trump regime that if for any reason this new Pope comes to America that he’ll either be captured and tortured before being killed or just straight up killed for being a traitor.
Are they actually saying “Marxist” now? That’s new.
They’ve been saying that for years.
GOOD! that means he was the right choice…
I’m not catholic anymore but I’m getting real sick of people who converted because they like the vibes the religion had in the fucking 1500s.
He should excommunicate them all.
Pretty sure none of them are Catholic, which makes it even weirder that they care about the Pope at all.
JD Vance converted to Catholicism 5 or 6 years ago, apparently.
5-6 years conversion and then killing the pope using his cringe. What a run!
Maybe keep him away from this one? Throw him a nice leather couch to distract him.
is anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist
Wtf I love the pope now!
They’re making him sound way cooler than he actually is
I imagine he’s still against birth control, gay marriage, women priests, etc. He’s pretty conservative.
That said, he’s for not treating others like total shit, even people you don’t know. Also he spoke in Italian, instead of English, while giving his first speech in Italy to a crowd dominated by Italians. So MAGA hates him.
“In case you’re wondering why they picked an American to be a Pope for the first time in history,” MAGA influencer Vince…
Lol, the pope that literally just died was from Argentina, you dumbass
I don’t understand the point you’re making. The new pope is the first American pope.
Because for you “American” = USA and for the person you replied to “American” = “American continent”, which, of course, makes sense for any non-murican.
But “American” is the primary demonym for a person from the United States. I means both in varying contexts, and you’re being disingenuous, I assume, if claiming you didn’t know that was the intended use here.
