"Leo XIV's Sharp Views on US Politics"
Leo XIV Disseminates Controversial Commentaries Regarding American Political Landscape
Hop on the Bandwagon! Facebook Twitter Whatsapp E-Mail Print Copy Link Both US President Trump and Vice President Vance congratulated Leo XIV on his new gig as Pope. However, the spiritual leader isn't grinning from ear to ear over the White House's decisions.
In the past few months before his coronation as Pope last week, Leo XIV shared a heap of articles on an online platform that dropped some serious heat on President Trump and the Vice President, who happens to be JD Vance, though there's been a bit of a mix-up in titles recently.
A comment on the platform X, pre-Papal days by the then-US cardinal Robert Prevost on February 3 read, "JD Vance is clueless: Jesus doesn't care about our priorities." This referred to an article in the National Catholic Reporter, raising flags about Vance using Catholic teachings to justify Washington's drastic slashes to foreign aid post-Trump's inauguration. Vance, who took a heartful dip in the holy water in 2019, argued that Christians ought to put their families first before the rest of the world, quoting a 12th-century thinker Thomas Aquinas that love for others should come second.
Just a few days later, Prevost pointed to an article where Vance responded to the late Pope Francis' criticism of the U.S.'s deportation of undocumented immigrants. In his final post before becoming Pope, the cardinal reblogged a post by a user skewering the U.S. government for their blunder in deporting a migrant to El Salvador.
"May the Good Lord be with 'im!"
Keeping Tabs Priest on Leo XIV's speech "Pope apparently disagrees with Trump supporters" Trump and Vance kept mum about the posts during their congratulations to Prevost post-elections. Vance, who had a quickie with Pope Francis a couple of hours before his demise on Easter Sunday, shared on X about the new Pope, "May the Good Lord be with 'im!" He thinks "millions of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for his successful leadership of the Church."
Trump regarded it as an "epic honor" for the U.S. that the U.S. cardinal made it to the big leagues as "the first American Pope." He's eager to catch up with the new Pope, proclaiming that it'll be a " major milestone."
Sources: ntv.de, lar/AFP
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Critical Notes Leo XIV and US Politics:
- JD Vance:
- Pope Leo XIV's criticism of Vance's interpretation of Christian teachings, particularly regarding the prioritization of love[1][2][3].
- Trump Policies:
- Family Separation: Pope Leo XIV has bashed Trump's family separation policy as un-Christian[2].
- Refugee and Muslim Bans: He's stood against Trump's bans on refugees and Muslims[2].
- Immigration and Poverty: Expected to align with Pope Francis' stance on immigration and poverty, which contrasts with Trump's policies[2].
- The European Union, in line with its fight against terrorism, has been closely monitoring the political relations between Pope Leo XIV and the United States leaders, particularly after the Pope's critical remarks on US policies.
- The Pope, in a series of articles shared online, has been vocal about his disagreement with Vance's interpretation of Christian teachings, such as prioritizing family over the rest of the world.
- Interestingly, Vance, upon becoming Pope, was congratulated by both Donald Trump and his Vice President, JD Vance, despite the latter's critical articles on the White House's policies published before Leon XIV's papal role.
- In an article on Whatsapp, JD Vance, after his meeting with the late Pope Francis, congratulated Leo XIV on his new role, expressing hopes for his successful leadership and expecting millions of American Catholics and other Christians to pray for him.
