May 4, 2025US President Donald Trump has attracted criticism from some Catholics after posting an AI-generated image of himself as the Pope.The picture, which was shared by official White House social media accounts, comes as Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis, who died on 21 April, and prepare to choose the next pontiff.The New York State Catholic Conference accused Trump of mocking the faith. The post comes days after he joked to media: "I'd like to be Pope."
It is one thing to make the sign of the cross but it sure is a totally another to dress as the Pope, especially now when the Catholic church is seeking a new leader.
The New York State Catholic Conference, which represents bishops in New York, took to X to criticise the picture."There is nothing clever or funny about this image, Mr President," the group wrote."We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St Peter. Do not mock us."[...]Left-leaning Italian former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi also blasted Trump's post."This is an image that offends believers, insults institutions and shows that the leader of the right-wing world enjoys clowning around," Renzi wrote in Italian on X.But the White House rejected any suggestion that the Republican president was making fun of the papacy.
That is raw Trump... he doesn't care what people think about him as long as his Christian Nationalist base supports him.
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