The president highlighted his popularity with American Catholics in a Truth Social post.

Tomorrow the sun rises because of Trump. Dumbass

  • Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world
    36·
    2 months ago

    He may have a point, they wanted a counterbalance… I am hoping Leo’s past comments on this administration continue and he works to better the world in his new hat.

      • Mist101@lemmy.world
        6·
        2 months ago

        Most of the pope-pics I’ve seen from popes-previous were without the pope-hat. That makes me think it’s more of a passive inventory item - full effects just from possession.

    • fulcrummed@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 months ago

      How many of those hats you reckon he has? Do they make a new one for each new pope? Reckon there is like a closet with one of each size that he tries on and then has like three of them made in his size? Like the first appearance is in the demo/loaner model - and asap thereafter his custom one(s) gets made? I wonder who the papal milliner is? Do they also do the Swiss guard uniforms? I had no idea how many logistical questions I had about all this! 🤔

  • Billiam@lemmy.world
    143·
    2 months ago

    I’ve said Trump was responsible before.

    So if the cardinals had issues with American dominance before, and now they don’t, there’s really only one conclusion we can draw from that…

    • JigglySackles@lemmy.world
      14·
      2 months ago

      I think they still have some reticence, but the man has spent the last like 20 something years out of the US and holds dual citizenship. He’s the antithesis of someone trump would want.

      • Billiam@lemmy.world
        20·
        2 months ago

        I didn’t mean Trump wanted Leo.

        I meant he has so destroyed the international standing of the US that the College of Cardinals don’t see American influence as being an issue any longer.

        So Trump was responsible for Pope Leo, just not in the way he wants to be.

    • neclimdul@lemmy.world
      31·
      2 months ago

      Someone pointed out to me it might be a way to try and court back the Catholics in the US. Many of them haven’t always been in sync with the pope in recent years.