On social media, Pope Leo XIV has shared criticism of Trump and Vance over policies
Elected Thursday as the Catholic Church's first global leader to hail from the United States, Pope Leo XIV is in a new job that will have many crossovers into politics 맥스카지노 a realm not entirely unknown to the Chicago-born priest, whose social media history includes sharing criticism of Trump administration policies and of comments by Vice President JD Vance.
President Donald Trump has wished the new pope well in his role, calling Leo's election 맥스카지노such an honor for our country.맥스카지노 But it comes days after Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself dressed as pope amid days of official mourning for Pope Francis. That act raised eyebrows at the Vatican and was denounced by former Italian Premier Romano Prodi as indecent political interference in matters of faith.
And last month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the end of a half-century of partnerships with the federal U.S. government to serve refugees and migrant children, saying the 맥스카지노heartbreaking맥스카지노 decision followed the Trump administration맥스카지노s abrupt halt to funding.
The majority of Leo's posts on the X platform are related to or in support of Catholic news and church initiatives. He rarely writes original content, but a look back through his social media timeline shows numerous posts sharing viewpoints opposed to moves aimed at restricting acceptance of migrants and refugees in the U.S.
Video below: Friends of Pope Leo XIV react to his election
Leo has recently criticized U.S. Vice President JD Vance
, is the most high-profile Catholic in American politics. He's drawn attention from the man who now leads the global church, prompting Leo to return to X after a nearly two-year absence to share criticism of the vice president's views.
In early February, Leo shared an article from a Catholic publication with the headline, 맥스카지노JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn맥스카지노t ask us to rank our love for others.맥스카지노
It came days after Vance 맥스카지노 in discussing critiques of the Trump administration맥스카지노s immigration policies 맥스카지노 in a Fox News interview had referenced a Christian tenet 맥스카지노that you love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens, and then after that, prioritize the rest of the world.맥스카지노
In response to online criticism of his position, Vance posted on X, 맥스카지노Just google 맥스카지노ordo amoris.맥스카지노 Aside from that, the idea that there isn맥스카지노t a hierarchy of obligations violates basic common sense.맥스카지노
맥스카지노Ordo amoris,맥스카지노 a historic Catholic tenet, translates to 맥스카지노order of love.맥스카지노
Ten days after his initial post, Leo shared another piece from a Jesuit publication, titled, 맥스카지노Pope Francis맥스카지노 letter, JD Vance맥스카지노s 맥스카지노ordo amoris맥스카지노 and what the Gospel asks of all of us on immigration.맥스카지노
Prior to his first February post, Leo had been dormant on X since July 2023.
After Leo's election Thursday, Vance posted congratulations on X, adding, 맥스카지노I맥스카지노m sure millions of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for his successful work leading the Church. May God bless him!"
His last post before becoming pope was critical of the Trump administration
The pope's final post as Cardinal Robert Prevost was a recirculation on April 14 of a post by church chronicler Rocco Palmo about Trump's Oval Office meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.
for his country to bring a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there in March back to the U.S., despite a Supreme Court ruling calling on the administration to 맥스카지노facilitate맥스카지노 Kilmar Abrego Garcia맥스카지노s return.
Leo reposted Palmo's link to an article by Washington-area Bishop Evelio Menjivar 맥스카지노 who was born in El Salvador 맥스카지노 asking, 맥스카지노Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed? How can you stay quiet?맥스카지노
His sharing of critiques dates back nearly a decade
As Trump's campaign ramped up in July 2015, Leo posted to X a Washington Post op-ed by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, with the headline, 맥스카지노Why Donald Trump맥스카지노s anti-immigrant rhetoric is so problematic.맥스카지노
In the wake of Trump's first election in 2016, Leo reposted a homily in which Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez 맥스카지노 characterizing the fear among many, including schoolchildren who 맥스카지노think the government is going to come and deport their parents, any day now" 맥스카지노 said that America is 맥스카지노better than this.맥스카지노
Days later, Leo also posted an article by a Catholic outlet quoting Democrats as saying that, in her loss, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton 맥스카지노ignored pro-lifers at her own peril.맥스카지노
In September 2017, months into Trump's first term, Leo recirculated a post by author-activist Sister Helen Prejean saying she stands 맥스카지노with the and all people who are working toward an immigration system that is fair, just, and moral.맥스카지노
He also reposted church chronicler Rocco Palmo's piece with the teaser, 맥스카지노Saying Trump맥스카지노s 맥스카지노bad hombres맥스카지노 line fuels 맥스카지노racism and nativism,맥스카지노 Cali bishops send preemptive blast on DACA repeal.맥스카지노