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Bennty
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Katılım Şubat 2014
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I had received some questions about President @realDonaldTrump's recent posts, and here are my thoughts:
I do not believe President Trump would knowingly depict himself as Jesus Christ—that would certainly be inappropriate. I’m thankful the President has made it very clear that this was not at all what he thought the AI-generated image was representing—he thought it was a doctor helping someone, and when he learned of the concerns, he immediately removed the post.
When I looked at the illustration, I didn’t jump to the same conclusion as some. There were no spiritual references—no halo, there were no crosses, no angels. It was a flag, soldiers, a nurse, fighter planes, eagles, the Statue of Liberty, and I think this is a lot to do about nothing. There is so much ill-intended speculation. I think his enemies are always foaming at the mouth at any possible opportunity to make him look bad.
And the illustration from someone else he reposted on Truth Social yesterday, I must say that I like the fact that this is a picture of Jesus whispering in his ear, or at least His hand on his shoulder, guiding him. We all need that—we all need to be listening to Jesus. Again, I think there is an attempt to spin this into something that it isn’t. Remember, President Trump didn’t draw this, he didn’t create it, he reposted it on his social media because he thought it was nice—I would have to agree.
I’m not a Catholic, I’m an evangelical, but I appreciate how President Trump has defended religious freedom for people of all faiths, including millions of evangelicals and Catholics in the U.S. and around the world. He is the most pro-Christian, pro-life president in my lifetime, and he doesn’t shy away from it. I would hope that the President and Pope Leo can meet at some point, and that the Pope would have the opportunity to thank the President for his efforts to protect religious liberty for Catholics and people of all faiths.
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As with "Ordo Amoris," Vance acts as if he wins the argument by merely stating the existence of "Just War Theory" instead of coherently arguing its application to what he is trying to defend.
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A FB dude pointed this out, and it's very much true. If your reaction to these two images was substantially different in either direction...time to do some soul-searching/principles inventory.
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@BishopBarron Don't think he's getting that apology.
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The statements made by President Trump on Truth Social regarding the Pope were entirely inappropriate and disrespectful. They don’t contribute at all to a constructive conversation. It is the Pope’s prerogative to articulate Catholic doctrine and the principles that govern the moral life. In regard to the concrete application of those principles, people of good will can and do disagree. I would warmly recommend that serious Catholics within the Trump administration–Secretary Rubio, Vice President Vance, Ambassador Brian Burch, and others–might meet with Vatican officials so that a real dialogue can take place. This is far preferable to the statements on social media.
I am very grateful for the many ways that the Trump administration has reached out to Catholics and other people of faith. It has been a high honor to serve on the Religious Liberty Commission. No President in my lifetime has shown a greater dedication to defending our first liberty. All that said, I think the President owes the Pope an apology.
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It’s more like: if political leaders are constantly playing with Christian theology to justify their politics, they shouldn’t be surprised if a Christian leader steps in and offers them a theological correction.
Jack Posobiec@JackPosobiec
If the Pope is going to get political, he's going to get a political response. A lot of people were not around here for Pope Francis! Gosh
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@TylerLeeConway I don't actually believe she's that stupid, but she's trying really really hard to be.
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Idk yall, sounds like “toxic empathy” to me.
Allie Beth Stuckey@conservmillen
I do believe that he didn’t think of this as a depiction of Jesus when posting. Still, there has to be more care and discernment here.
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I do believe that he didn’t think of this as a depiction of Jesus when posting. Still, there has to be more care and discernment here.
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This gets it completely backwards. Superfluous wealth belongs *to* the poor by right, and we cannot give what we do not possess. We cannot love God if we do not love our neighbour (2a2ae, q25, a1); and we cannot love our neighbour if we do not first give them what they are owed.
William Wheelwright@ploughmansfolly
We give alms to the poor not for the poor’s sake but for our own sake, since it relieves our souls of attachment to earthly things. Coercive wealth redistribution as administered by modern States is not the same thing as almsgiving, because it lacks an act of the will, it lacks the correct end, and it prioritizes the secondary effect. Apply this same logic to the message on other of Our Lord’s directives—ransoming the captive, stewarding creation, promoting peace in the world—and you’ll see the general pattern of putting the cart before the horse. Restating Christ’s instructions but omitting the end purpose of loving Him more and being saved. In so doing, the Church resembles something closer to an advocacy NGO than an ark for souls as we endure modernity. Luckily there are holy priests who make the proper emphases, but they tend also to be those persecuted or at least not supported by Rome as she is currently occupied.
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If attacking Pope Leo online then posting an AI generated picture of himself as Jesus doesn’t convince you that the president has zero respect for Christianity, after all that has happened up to now, I can safely say you do not care about the truth.
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My conviction remains:
God did not ordain Donald Trump to rescue the American church, or revive the American church, or redeem the American church.
God ordained Donald Trump to test the American church. And the American church has failed.
NewsWire@NewsWire_US
Trump shares image depicting himself as Jesus Christ.
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@DeniseHarr42740 @thescottbarber Redistribution of wealth is the natural end of the logic/Godly compulsion that demands charity for the poor. Christ doesn’t command “give out of your excess,” but “sell all you have.” St Basil would be labeled a Marxist today.
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@thescottbarber Being charitable to the poor is different than redistribution of wealth.
That’s distinctly Marxist.
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Important to note that this position of the Catholic Church predates the birth of both Adam Smith and Karl Marx by centuries.
Pope Leo XIV@Pontifex
Hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty. Yet, disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few. It is an unjust scenario, in the face of which we cannot fail to question ourselves and commit to change things. There is no lack of resources at the root of disparities, but the need to address solvable problems related to a more equitable distribution of wealth, to be achieved with moral sense and honesty.
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Hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty. Yet, disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few. It is an unjust scenario, in the face of which we cannot fail to question ourselves and commit to change things. There is no lack of resources at the root of disparities, but the need to address solvable problems related to a more equitable distribution of wealth, to be achieved with moral sense and honesty.
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God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs. Military action will not create space for freedom or times of #Peace, which comes only from the patient promotion of coexistence and dialogue among peoples.
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Absurd and inhuman violence is spreading ferociously through the sacred places of the Christian East, profaned by the blasphemy of war and the brutality of business, with no regard for people’s lives, which are considered at most collateral damage of self-interest. But no gain can be worth the life of the weakest, children, or families. No cause can justify the shedding of innocent blood.
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It's the same logic that allows them to claim God miraculously saved Trump from the assassin's bullet by divinely redirecting it into the skull of an innocent fireman.
James Martin, SJ@JamesMartinSJ
So God loves only American troops? Not innocent people who lost their lives in Iran? Where was God's "miraculous protection" for them? This is the inevitable result of believing that God is on "our side." It's making a false god in our image: a god who despises Iranians.
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@JamesMartinSJ It's the same logic that allows them to claim God miraculously saved Trump from the assassin's bullet by divinely redirecting it into the skull of an innocent fireman.
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So God loves only American troops? Not innocent people who lost their lives in Iran? Where was God's "miraculous protection" for them? This is the inevitable result of believing that God is on "our side." It's making a false god in our image: a god who despises Iranians.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
Hegseth: "God deserves all the glory. Tens of thousands of sorties, refuelings, and strikes, carried out under the protection of divine providence. A massive effort with miraculous protection."
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When David French and Alex Jones BOTH think you've lost your mind... when Tucker Carlson and the Pope BOTH find your words "evil"...
... maybe you should pause and reconsider your direction?
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Even if Trump is "bluffing," the US may never come back from this. Whether you voted for him or not, the rest of the world sees this guy as our collective will. To everyone else, we are a landmass teeming with viciousness. We have a very high bar to prove that's not true.
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i do not care if Trump's comments result in nothing tonight. no one who even thinks of saying the phrase "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" should be allowed to operate an ice cream stand, nevermind the most powerful office on the planet
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