The President Donald Trump announced a seemingly artificially improved photo of himself as a pope on the truth social on Friday evening and caused a two-colored background and praise on social media.
Newsweek Special for Vatican by email on Friday evening to comment.
Context
Papa Francis’ Death 21. April marked the time of mourning for millions of Catholics around the world. Francis died of complications related to the stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculation collapse.
His funeral occurred on Saturday in St. Peter Square in front of the head of the state, including the president and the first lady of Melania Trump, Clergy and the general public. Forcis body is laid to rest in the Holy Mary, one of the four papal basilics in Rome.
Francis leadership in the Catholic Church caused the difference between the change, mostly with its views on the LGBTQ + community.
What to know
The president published a picture at 22:29 Friday, without title or comment. The post immediately collected a positive and negative reaction reaction online.
Comedian Terrance K. Williams Published on xOnce Twitter, Friday night, “Pope Trump … Lol, our president just published this. He’s trolling because he knows the media would like. I love the sound of King Trump, his first name.”
Melanie d’Arrigo, Executive Director of the New York Health Campaign and the former Democratic Congress for the candidate, Also posted on Xu Friday eveningSaying: “The guy who broke all 10 orders sets pictures of themselves as the next pope.”
Trump asked Trump this week who would like to see Francis’s success as a new pope. “I’d like to be a pope,” he wrote.
Continuing, he added as he talked to reporters on Wednesday: “That would be my choice number one. No, I don’t know, I have no preferences. We have a cardinal of New York since 2009) who happens to the place called New York, which is very good.
“So we’ll see what’s going on.”
The speculation was installed who could be the next pope, because betting quotas and the social media chatter were spinning. According to bookmakers and Vatican analysts, a handful of potential candidates has a strong chance.
Marco Rubio, Trump State Secretary and also his acting temporary advisor for national security, also included the next Pope in the interview on Thursday with Fox News’ Sean Hannity.
Rubio he said in part“” You don’t have to be a priest. Any – people don’t know that. Every unmarried Catholic male can be a pope, but I got married and I’m happy married, so I guess I’ll miss it. “
Vice President JD Vance was first joking about rubili in future papa, Publishing on x On Thursday, “I think he could take a little more. If he just opened the job for a pious Catholic …”
What do people say
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina has published Uxu Tuesday: “I was excited when President Trump opened for the idea of being the next pope. It would really be a dark horse candidate, but a Catholic to keep this opportunity! Watching white smoke …. Trump Mmxxviii!”
Republicans against Trump X account on Friday: “Donald Trump just posted a photo of himself as a pope. At this point, it is full of lunatics.”
Maga Voice X Account Friday: “Saint Sh * t 🚨 Donald Trump fires the world by posting a picture of yourself as the next Pope 🔥 Donald Trump would be one of the best shootings that ever lived 🙏”
Art Candee, Chicago artist and a frequent Trump critic, published on XU Friday: “Donald Trump now publishes and pictures of cosplaying as a pope. Bro is not in his head.”
Ruth Ben-Ghiat, historian and political commentator, he published X on Friday: “Authoritarian leader cult alert”
What happens next
Including the process for selecting the next pope begins on Wednesday.
2025-05-03 04:02:00
