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In the thread I posted earlier today about the ongoing battle over white Christian nationalism and the Trump administration, I opened with a statement by Sarah Posner saying "the Trump administration has managed to pack what feels like a year’s worth of breaking religion news into the past week."
Commentary about these matters keeps pouring out — so a second thread today.
#Trump #JDVance #Hegseth #PopeLeo #WhiteChristianNationalism
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William Lindsey :toad: (@wdlindsy@toad.social)
"From AI blasphemies to attacks on the papacy to prayers from the filmography of Quentin Tarantino, the Trump administration has managed to pack what feels like a year’s worth of breaking religion news into the past week. ...William Lindsey :toad: (toad.social)
The Pope is Woke! When I saw the Chicago White Sox had a Pope hat giveaway, I wanted one, but I can't get one yet, so I photoshopped one on my head.
#StarTrek
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Someone said they wouldn't want to sit behind a guy wearing one at a game, & #PopeLeo agrees, here he is in a #WhiteSox hat! Such a considerate Pontiff!
2026 White Sox Pope Hat Giveaway - Zerelam
The 2026 White Sox Pope Hat Giveaway introduces a divine touch to fan fashion, merging iconic sports branding with a truly unique, ceremonial silhouette.Zerelam
"By targeting Pope Leo XIV, Trump exposes the limits of power when faced with a moral authority it cannot silence. ...
The first thing to say about this attack is what it is not. It is not a sign of strength. Political power turns on a moral voice only when it has failed to contain it. If Leo were irrelevant, he would not be worth a sentence on Truth Social."
~ Antonio Spadaro
After Trump’s latest broadside, Pope says ‘world needs to hear’ message of peace
#PopeLeo said Wednesday that his visit to Africa offers a message of #unity & #peace “the world needs to hear” as he continues to face criticisms for his stance on the #war in #Iran from #Trump & the #JDVance.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #MafiaState #WarMonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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"Worse than Hitler" used to be an comical over-exaggeration but it's 2026 and here we are....
#Trump #StephenColbert #Hitler #PopeLeo
"Trump responded to Orbán’s defeat with a long screed attacking Pope Leo XIV. ...
Today is Orthodox Easter, and about 45 minutes after attacking the Pope, Trump posted an image of himself in the place of Jesus, apparently healing a sick man in a bed, surrounded by a soldier, a nurse, a woman praying, and an older man."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
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April 12, 2026
By the end of 2024, inflation in the U.S., which had soared in the aftermath of the Covid-19 lockdowns, was almost back to the Federal Reserve’s goal of 2%.Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
Trump Posts Himself as Christ After Bonkers Attack on Pope
"Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. It’s hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it’s hurting the Catholic Church!”
~Donald Trump
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#Trump #USPol #EUPol #megalomania #popeLeo .
Trump, 79, Posts Himself as Christ After Bonkers Pope Attack
The image depicts Trump as Jesus healing a sick person with his touch.Catherine Bouris (The Daily Beast)
#Trump🚨appears in a Christ-like role, healing a sick patient while surrounded by followers.
MAGA fury:⚡continues on TS *comments beneath Trump’s post raged at him for committing “literal #blasphemy.”
#Trump🚨posted the IMG online shortly after he ignited his feud with #PopeLeo with a long-winded tirade that attacked the pontiff as “weak.”
His latest post🚨has provoked a more wider reaction, uniting his supporters from: #Catholic & Protestant trads against him.
#USPol
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‘Gross Blasphemy!’ MAGA Die-Hards Deliver Rare Rebuke of Trump for Posting ‘Unacceptable ...
The post drew a resounding and loud rebuke as religious MAGA supporters furiously condemned the depiction.David Gilmour (Mediaite)
#PopeLeo XIV said on Monday that he was not afraid of the #Trump admin, hours after Trump lashed out at the pontiff on social media.
Leo, speaking to reporters on a flight to Algeria ahead of a 10-day tour of several African nations, said: “I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do.”
#unfit #disgrace #embarrassment
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#PopeLeo XIV is one of the world’s most powerful critics of the #US #war with #Iran. In recent days, he has condemned the worship of mortals & money, the pitfalls of arrogance, & the “absurd & inhuman violence” unleashed by fighting further destabilizing the #MiddleEast.
His many admonishments appear to have reached #Trump, who responded to those calls for #peace by scorching the first US-born pontiff on social media & then taking personal credit for Leo’s ascension to the papacy.
When he sent the post, #Trump was fresh off a weekend of attending a MMA fight in Miami & spending time with supporters at his golf club after negotiations with #Iran had failed. He criticized #PopeLeo as “weak on crime”—an insult he usually reserves for Democratic mayors—& “terrible for foreign policy.” …Trump also accused the pope of “catering to the radical left” & then offered a piece of advice, to “focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician.”
Shortly after criticizing #PopeLeo XIV in a lengthy social media post Sunday, #Trump shared an AI generated image depicting him as #Jesus.
The image, which was posted on Trump’s account on his social media platform shows Trump dressed in white & red robes. In the illustration, Trump’s hands emit shining lights, & his right hand is touching the forehead of a man lying on a bed, wearing a hospital gown. The image evokes religious art depicting Jesus healing the sick.
Just when you think he can’t go any lower…
Trump’s lengthy post on social media showed there were really no boundaries when it comes to people he might target, including the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
#unfit #disgrace #embarrassment
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"According to Letters from Leo, the relationship between the White House and the Vatican has sharply deteriorated after Pope Leo XIV condemned the Iran war & called for global peace. Behind the scenes, U.S. officials reportedly threatened and pressured the Vatican, warning that America’s military power gives it the ability to act without restraint & pushing the Church to fall in line."
~ Aaron Parnas
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“We have heard with deep sorrow the words coming from Donald Trump warning that an entire civilization—the population of Iran—could face total destruction. These threats are truly unacceptable. The idea that millions of innocent men, women, and children could be condemned to death under the pretext of national security is an affront to human dignity and a blasphemy against the Creator of life."
~ Pope Leo
#PopeLeo #Trump #Iran #war #WarCrimes #genocide #morality
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BREAKING: 🇻🇦 Pope Leo XIV: “We have heard with deep sorrow the words coming from Donald Trump warning that an entire civilization—the population of Iran—could face total destruction. These threats are truly unacceptable.Threads
Sam Wolfson interviews Gareth Gore, author of Opus, "a meticulously researched and gripping account of the abuses allegedly perpetrated by Opus Dei, the highly secretive Catholic group started by the Spanish priest Josemaría Escrivá in the 1920s."
Gore was shocked when he had a call early this year asking if he could meet with Pope Leo to discuss Opus Dei.
#OpusDei #PopeLeo #Vatican #MAGA #SupremeCourt #LeonardLeo
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He spent years investigating Opus Dei, a Catholic group accused of a vast conspiracy of abuse. Then Pope Leo asked to meet
Gareth Gore’s 2024 book Opus alleges decades of manipulation, which the group has denied. He believes the pope wanted to send a clear messageSam Wolfson (The Guardian)
#Trump escalated threats against #Iran power plants, bridges & other infrastructure in an expletive-laden post on Truth Social on #Easter morning.
“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” Trump posted. “There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”
The profane threat, landed a few hours after #PopeLeo XIV issued a call for nations to choose #peace.
#Hegseth Says #US #Troops Are Fighting for #Jesus. The #Pope Disagrees.
In sharp contrast to the #Trump administration’s calls for #Christian prayers for the #war effort, #PopeLeo XIV says #military domination is “entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”
#law #Republicans #Constitution #FreedomOfReligion #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #military #IranWar #Iran #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
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