It is becoming less and less clear what is strange and what is not. It should not surprise us that a pope declares himself in favor of peace. The strange thing would be the opposite, of course. It is no longer strange, but rather frequent, for the US president to publish ‘kitsch’ photomontages with his delusions of grandeur.
Latest, an artificial intelligence image in which he presents himself as a kind of healing Christ, imposing an illuminated hand, surrounded by religious symbols. Come on, Trump deifying himself. Since many Catholics and evangelicals have resented him for comparing himself to Jesus Christ, and they are an important base of voters, Trump erased that messianic image. That is strange, that he recognizes a mistake. It is less strange that he does it halfway, lying. He removes the photo, but says it actually symbolized a Red Cross doctor. No wonder no one believes him.
Trump is angry with Pope Leo XIV because he criticizes the war in Iran. And it will be difficult to portray the Pontiff as anti-American, as he did with Bergoglio. Because Leo XIV is from Chicago. Meanwhile, the Pope has firmly insisted against war on board the papal flight. He responds to Trump that he is not afraid of him in a very Trumpian staging.
Let’s see, it is not strange that Trump gets angry with anyone who opposes him. Be they journalists, politicians or the Pope of Rome. But there are fewer and fewer people in favor. And politicians who previously supported him are beginning to distance themselves from him. And they do, which is why politicians make things difficult, because not doing so would hurt them more. Look at Meloni at the crossroads.
The Italian prime minister and Trump ally says that these attacks on Leo XIV are unacceptable and defends the Pope. She has always been very Trump, but her voters are very Pope. In Spain, however, Vox continues to raise its profile. Not a criticism of Trump. Not because of the war, not because of the energy crisis, not because of attacking the Pope or offending Christians. How strange.
Moral?
Trump goes overboard
playing Jesus Christ
