Pope Leo XIV Shared Critical Posts Regarding Vance and Trump on X Before His Papal Election
Leo XIV privately disseminated critical writings regarding Vance and Trump, on platform X, prior to his papal election - Leo XIV privately circulated negative articles relating to Vance and Trump within X
Hey there! Let's dive into some juicy gossip, shall we?
The Vatican made an announcement on Thursday, confirming that the X account belongs to none other than our new Pope, Robert Prevost, formerly known as a Chicago-born former cardinal.
Now, this guy wasn't shy about expressing his opinions, as seen in the X posts where he took JD Vance to task. You remember Vance, right? He invoked Catholic teaching to justify the significant cuts to foreign aid after Trump's inauguration. Prevost wasn't having it, arguing that Christians should prioritize their family over the rest of the world, citing a quote from Thomas Aquinas about the order of love[1].
But that wasn't all. A few days later, Prevost referenced an article where Vance responded to the late Pope Francis' criticism of the U.S. government's mass deportations. Ouch!
Before he was crowned Pope, Prevost shared a post criticizing the U.S. government's mistaken deportation of a migrant to El Salvador. Strange that neither Vance nor Trump mentioned these posts in their congratulatory messages to Prevost after his election[2].
However, Vance and Trump did speak up after the election. Vance, who met Francis shortly before his death on Easter Sunday, said a heartfelt "May God bless him!" He expressed his belief that "millions of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for his successful leadership of the Church."
Trump chimed in, calling it a "great honor" for the United States that a U.S. cardinal was elected "the first American Pope." He could hardly contain his excitement, stating that this would be a "very significant moment" and looked forward to meeting the new Pope[3].
So, there you have it! The new Pope wasn't afraid to share his opinions on social media before taking the throne. Now, let's see how he handles his new role.
- Pope Leo XIV
- Donald Trump
- JD Vance
- Robert Prevost
- U.S. President
- Love
- Pope Francis
- Vatican
- Chicago
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- Despite not mentioning his critical posts about J.D. Vance and Donald Trump in their congratulatory messages, Trump Later congratulated Pope Leo XIV, the US's first American Pope, on his election.
- During his time before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, a Chicago-born former cardinal, critically commented on J.D. Vance's justification of foreign aid cuts using Catholic teaching, citing love order by Thomas Aquinas.
- Prior to his election as Pope, Robert Prevost criticized both Vance and Donald Trump on the X account, including a post questioning the U.S. government's deportation policies, which went unnoticed.
- Integrating his opinions into general-news conversations, Pope Leo XIV shared critical thoughts about J.D. Vance's responses to Pope Francis' critique of mass deportations before his papal election.
