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.
Yeah, it was Ohio Catholics (and their momey) that put JD Vance in the running for VP in the first place. People are putting a lot of faith that this Cardinal wrote his own tweets. I wouldn’t be opposed to an anti-Trump pope but to call him one is counting chickens before they hatch. Let’s see what he does when Trump puts some pressure on him.
Dude that’s the only kind of Pope I can get behind.
I mean, this pope is still all about protecting priests who got behind small children.
Better you behind the Pope than…
By the time they’re Pope, they’re too old to be a choir boy.
Popes choose their own name. Pope Leo seems to have been a specific selection.
St. Leo the Great was a Roman Catholic Pope who reigned from 440 to 461. He is remembered for his strong defense of papal authority, his theological writings on Christ’s humanity and divinity, and his role in meeting with Attila the Hun and the Vandals to prevent them from destroying Rome.
Did he specify already that he chose to name himself after St. Leo the Great? I’m probably out of the loop, I thought we were still guessing which one of the previous 13 popes Leos he’s named after.
The only other noteworthy Pope Leos were X, who was a patron of the arts, and XIII, who was a large supporter of the working class. The latter is also a possible influence given what he had done during his missionary work in Peru.
Trump putting pressure on the pontifex maximus? I’m not a catholic but I’d say that might be somewhat difficult but certainly interesting. You are aware that the pope is head of his own state and doesn’t give a fuck about American legislation or sanctions? The US can’t even invade Vatican State without triggering article 5 of the NATO manifesto which might cause even more interesting political turbulences. Specifically with the more strictly catholic NATO members first of all, obviously, Italy.
Is Sweden a NATO country? Trump is demanding they do all kinds of dumb crap. Is Greenland a sovereign country? Trump says he hasn’t ruled out military action to take it. Let’s be real about one thing: the day after the pope died, Trump posted an AI picture of himself as pope. If this pope speaks out against him, Trump will fuck with him. That dementia riddled felon don’t give a fuck. And when he does, I hope the pope holds his ground.
A pope could make a lot of ground pushing antiabortion and anticontraception and anti-lgbtq policy in exchange for support. It was Ohio Catholics that got Vance his VP seat. So hopefully Pope Leo isn’t a “postliberal” catholic.
It was Peter theil who got Vance his seat, not Ohio catholics. Ohio isn’t a swing state anymore
Peter Theil is a patron of many postliberal (fascist) Catholics, but he is not Vance’s only Catholic patron.
Nonsense. You seem to think the USA is everywhere and you don’t understand the difference between states and individuals. Trump has zero authority in Vatican state. The pope does not leave Vatican state and “go home” anywhere. Not ever, except for official visits. Trump can fuck wall outlets or squirrels but he has absolutely no viable way to screw with the pope - he can’t even threat to sanction the Vatican as he did with Sweden and whoever else, because the do not export anything. He can’t freeze his payments because he literally owns nothing. Right: the pope does not recieve a salary and does not have any personal belongings. He doesn’t need to pay for anything (there are people in his entourage who will do that for him) he does not need to own something, the Vatican will provide anything the pope requires.
Hell, by the time you’re a bishop the catholic church will put you in any allied country they feel like and if there’s nowhere else to go the Vatican can house you for life. The pope is basically a citizen of catholicism.
Lol OK, I guess God will protect the Pope from Trump lmfaoooo