Pope Leo, attacked again by Trump, says world needs message of peace

Why is he always cosplaying a chess piece. Very silly, Mr. Pope

They told Trump to tell people the image was doctored and he took it literally.

And have you seen how that doctor is soft on crime?

F*** that. He needs to lean into it. Instead of a ballroom, replace the East Wing with a cathedral and declare himself Pope Impious I. Get a quadruple crown so he's got an even bigglier hat than that other Pope. The stained glass window behind the altar can be Trump raising his fist with that scratch on his ear and a MAGA hat. They can alter the crucifix so Jesus is staring admiringly up at the window. Let's go. A hundred years from now I want there to be Doctor Who episodes where the Doctor is explaining that the TARDIS won't go back in time to the 21st century United States because there are safety interlocks preventing time travelers from exposure to the madness.

Can we just skip to the “die” part?

He does not know what he wants, he is a brain dead idiot, which is actually scary in a big way. Pope Leo for the good of the world needs to lead him away to the gates.

Narcissists won’t let anyone else be correct. Even if he thinks he isn’t wrong, no one else can be correct. He must be the correctest of the correctest

I'm not really sure that he really chooses anything because that would require thought and control, he probably just acts on impulse to feed his narcissism.

He probably can't handle that an *American* Pope doesn't agree with him. The pope is currently everyone's favorite American "leader", and Orange man is everyone's least favorite American. Trump can't handle that. He also has 0 ability to really do much to the Pope the same way he can other world leaders.

Him and JD have exposed so many Christians for being so fake. Catholics that "hate" the pope now lol

The pope will long outlast trump and he has the perspective to take stances that align with that. Especially as the Catholic church is looking to expand most in foreign countries

But he doesn't die on them. He bitches for 3 days and then forgets about it for weeks and months at a time. He got bored with Iran after 3 days, and now is pissed that people remember.

Jesus was WEAK on crime, and I am a much better Jesus. Nobody looks as good as me in these robes, which everyone knows is a doctor's clothing. It's true! Nobody has ever seen a better Messiah than ME. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

attack, attack, attack... deny, deny, deny... is an all in strategy so it applies to everything no matter how big or how small or even how ridiculous it makes you look.

No choice. No thought. Just the nature of the beast.

I mean millions of people choose to die on that hill with him

He also categorically cannot win this with Catholics, which are the only people any of this matters for. He’s not Henry VIII, he’s not starting his own and making himself Pope. He can’t beat the Pope here.

He won't. Narcissism.

Hasn't Trump got 34 convictions? :)

i doubt, the pope doesnt have the FIFA peace prize

I suppose Pope could just tell him to go to hell

You have to defeat all other candidates to win right?

Pope Leo doesn't have a Fifa peace prize! 

If Pope Leo wins the Nobel, his head will explode and declare the Vatican a terrorist cell.

What’s the poly market look like on the likelihood that he wins the Nobel peace prize?

This legitimately scares me more than what the republicans are doing now. If the 2028 w***** isn’t FDR-like, the US is toast.

Thank you, citizens united

Bloomberg tried that and failed. Most of these billionaires give off sociopathic vibes, have very little charisma and wouldn't win a primary. That's why Peter Thiel is trying to indirectly run the country through proxies like JD Vance. Though admittedly, Vance is unlikely to win a general election. They really need a completely new candidate after Trump. Joe Rogan maybe? He's dumb, but probably not dumber than Trump.

My bet is Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater mercenaries (or whatever they're called today)

>Maybe Jeff Bezos? Sham Wow Guy? They might aswell go with Kanye West

I feel that Tim Cook should be on the MAGA billionaire list based on his recent conduct 

You can only blame the billionaires so much when the rest of America is too lazy/pathetic to do anything about it.

The fact that a plurality of American voters can be so easily swayed is the real underlying problem.

Im from Chicago and i am agnostic. Im siding with a fellow Chicagoan as far as im concerned

Tbh, Vatican has a few big issues (most notably protecting priests involved in scandals), but overall it has been moving in a pretty reasonable direction for a while now, even from atheist pov. It was ok with evolution not contradicting the teachings for a while now, and the move towards inclusion of LGBT folk and same-sex unions (if not yet marriages) is very much ongoing. There's also constant talk about ordaining female priests (even if that one is a bit stuck for now). It's the independent nutjob priests that fan most of the flames when it comes to the atheist/religious divide...

I mean, Vatican has been reforming steadily since Vatican II ecumenical council of which most decisions were practically implemented under Pope John Paul II, despite the Opus Dei connection, the opposition to contraception and views on LGBTQ, who was also the first one to not refer to animist religions as pagans and actually praised some forms of it, started the process with repairing relations with not only other denominations, but also with abrahamic and non-abrahamic religions, mostly Buddhism and Jainism . I actually get surprised when those chuds calling themselves “Tradcaths” praise him as one of their own against islam, when the John Paul had prayed together with Muslim clerics in a mosque and actually supported building one in Rome as well as kissing the quran. He also recognised evolution and big bang as not in conflict with church (at least catholic) dogma and in the same context started the apologies (mostly about Galilleo, the involvement in slave trade, the women’s rights and the witch hunts during XVII c. religious wars), albeit in small scale and not for everything, he also started the travels and visits, particularly into non-catholic and even non-christian countries. The current Catholic Church is now mostly thanks to late pope Francis, who was the biggest reformer and move the church into direction that was much needed before, even during John Paul’s II time, which he didn’t take. Honestly, Francis did so much, that my only gripe with him is that he didn’t react more strongly to Ukraine war.

Only the altright Catholics in my family are sticking to Trump. The abortion single issue crowd dumped him a while ago. I'm almost impressed that my generally anti-Trans, anti-abortion family have been rejecting Trump. Can't say that about everyone I know.

I dont think its a concept that requires belief. Even if your not a Christian or not religious, you know what Jesus represents, and Trump clearly embraces the complete opposite of that. He is definitionally an anti-Christ.

I was in a prayer meeting years ago and I asked the question: “If Satan himself ran for president, promising to ban abortion, would you vote for him?” I was kicked out of the group for asking such a heretical question… but I think I have my answer.

Well, a lot of people have died for his sins.

This is for real, trumpstein is the working deep state and anti Christ Movement

Me, too.

I said this the other day, but I thought all the antichrist stuff was hogwash in the first admin, and would all blowover. Seeing how cultish his followers have gotten, how much he likens himself to a religious figure, and promotes idols of himself. He feels as close to the antichrist we can get. And I say this as somebody that is not religious.

also televangelists

Most of MAGA are protestants and thus do not believe in the infallibility of the pope.

For this group? Yeah, you need the /s. Half of us are sharing 10 brain cells.

Wheres the difference? Both hold no value.

Modern politics is the best comedy out there.

Ha, that would be a 1st for christians.

Oh thats brilliant, lemme grab popcorn real fast!

Their supporters would never stop crying.

Since Pope Benedict XVI, the Catholic Church has been expediting the trial and conviction of clergy involved in the practice and cover-up of pedophilia.

Renaissance popes used to do that kind of thing. For instance, Pope Sixtus IV put out a hit on Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici, the rulers of Florence in 1478. The attack occurred during mass in the cathedral of Florence: Giuilano died, but Lorenzo survived.

Not join the worst of both worlds??

Brother, become Catholic, don't abandon Christ. Never support Trump, he is an enemy of the Catholic Church. If possible, try to make your family aware of the evils committed by Trump.

Really? Common sense is all it takes you to believe in a god?

Nostalgic

US Christianity is so steeped in its own brand of evangelism that many don't consider Catholics to be real Christians.