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Laura Loomer lamented that the new pope ‘is anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist like Pope Francis,’ adding that it’s ‘GROSS’ that he now leads the Catholic Church

It didn’t take long for right-wing media figures and MAGA provocateurs to cry out in rage over the election of Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV after it was revealed that he’d publicly criticized JD Vance and expressed sympathy for immigrants and George Floyd.

Despite feeling national pride over the fact that the Chicago-born Prevost has become the first American pope in history, conservative pundits and Trump loyalists fumed over the “WOKE MARXIST POPE” and complained that he is “worse than Francis,” referencing the previous pontiff known for his progressive values.

Even before the “dark horse” American cardinal was elected the 267th pope, former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon warned about Prevost’s views, claiming that he would be a poor choice for the MAGA movement.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Whatever is a "poor choice" for the MAGA movement is a great choice in my book. Even if it's about a religious figure.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is PR to try and make the new pope attractive to young and leftist people. He’s nothing new or progressive, he’s a pedo enabler who told his priests to reject the law and avoid speaking to police investigating his clergy’s child abuses. He’s garbage, just like the rest of them

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Judging by all the stupidity from this administration, Trump is going to ask the pope to step down. Or try to fire him. Or ask Russia to assisinate him.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Time to Tariff™️ the Vatican!

[–] [email protected] 121 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (15 children)

I just want to add. Anyone that ACTUALLY FOLLOWS the teachings of the bible, cannot with good conscious support Donald Trump.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think you mean actually follows the teachings of jesus. If you actually follow the teachings of the Bible you probably actually would be good with donald. You would be good with slavery. The Bible is a really f***** up thing

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago

If MAGAts don't like him, that gives me a lot of faith in him.

[–] [email protected] 91 points 3 days ago (1 children)

MAGA hating the new pope is the biggest compliment he could possibly get

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I love how they lost their shit about an American speaking Italian, in Italy, to a shit load of Italians.

The American nationalism has truly rotted their brains.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

he should speak latin to really make thier minds explode.

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[–] floofloof 353 points 3 days ago (21 children)

When you start calling every leader of the Catholic Church a Marxist, you've seriously lost the plot. The American right is ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 132 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

They should cut to the chase and call Jesus a Marxist.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. Luke 12:33

Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Mark 10:21

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?  When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?  When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:34-40

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I knew it-- just KNEW IT-- the moment we learned the new Pope was American, I knew the MAGAt moron brigade would immediately be expecting the guy to be some gob-slobbering jackass racist like them, expecting him to start licking drumpf's toes.

The fact the Pope isn't going to be ordered around by King Damp Pants is going to be a talking point for Faux "news" Entertainment for a while lol

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This response just tells me it is the correct pope for the job

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Woke Marxist Pope? Well shit, I just might start going to church again

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[–] [email protected] 156 points 3 days ago (7 children)

MAGA would crucify Jesus all over again

[–] [email protected] 77 points 3 days ago

Crucify? Oh, no, no, no.

They would have him arrested and detained by plain-clothes ICE agents, held in a Texas concentration camp where he would be bundled with the "illegals," then shipped off to El Salvador to be starved and worked to death... Twice.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Thinking a second about this, he literally pwned MAGA

The entire conservative line of thought is backed by Christianity and American exceptionalism, and now there comes an American pope and tells "You're not following the God's word". That's a damn checkmate.

Wonder how many MAGA supporters, many of which are devout Christians, will start questioning their beliefs.

Also, lol, a Marxist Pope is top comedy.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 3 days ago (4 children)

They won't question their Christian beliefs for a single second because they didn't have any in the first place. They'll turn their backs and say "The Pope went woke," still call themselves godly Christians, and continue to spread hate. During that whole time they will never question whether or not they're Christian, they'll just hate the Pope too.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, exactly this. It can be confusing because they call themselves Christians, loudly and frequently - but their attitudes and beliefs have sweet fuck all to do with the teachings of Christ.

It's kinda like the way they use 'Marxist' for anyone left of Mussolini. I'm not sure if it's a deliberate attempt to shift definitions, or if they don't understand what the words actually mean. Wankers.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Much of the American Christian establishment is the type of Protestant that does not consider Catholics to be Christian.

I know that doesn't really make a whole lot of sense but that's how Americans "do religion".

Baptists don't care what the Pope has to say, seventh-day Adventists think he is actually the Antichrist. Most American Catholics don't really care what the Vatican has to say and would resent the implication that they're supposed to give a shit about the Pope's opinion.

Americans just don't do religion very well.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

losing it at the fact that most evangelical Christian assholes are shocked when the Catholic Pope has different views

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

MAGA meltdown? No way. They melt harder than a slice of cheese on a patty

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

molten fake american cheese.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I hope the Swiss Guard are on their toes. I guarantee there are crazy fascists only too willing to try their hand at assassination.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Maybe the church knows better than to have a concordat with the nazis this time.

Maybe.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 3 days ago (2 children)

MAGA would melt down no matter who they picked because everything maga is doing right now is the opposite of what Jesus would do, and whoever is the pope is going to criticize maga for being terrible humans.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Whaaaaat? This isn't what Jesus would have wanted!

Greed 4:19 "You get your own fish and loaves. I paid for this. I can throw it on the floor if I want. Suck it up libtards!"

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

He should excommunicate them all.

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 3 days ago (13 children)

“Progressive values” - do they even read the new testament? Compassion is the overt message of the Jesus they claim to follow.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)

MAGA ISN'T A MOVEMENT IT'S A REGIME.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

The pope doesn't like evil? Huh, imagine that.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 3 days ago (18 children)

Someone that does this to herself calling anything else "gross"... 😂 🤣

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 3 days ago (5 children)

According to headlines lately, MAGA melts down fucking constantly. I hypothesize that they're actually just liquid. They aren't 'melting down', this is just their natural state.

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