Dennis Poust

We’ve come a long way from Feb 28 last year: “I'll make this commitment to you, in front of God and in front of all those television cameras back there… You have an open door to the Trump Administration, even and especially maybe when you disagree with us.”

Rechazo en EE.UU. a comentarios “irrespetuosos” de Trump contra el Papa León XIV aciprensa.com/noticias/12404…

@AriFleischer He said he posted it himself

President Trump’s team never should have posted this image. If he saw it first, he never should have approved it. It’s inappropriate and embarrassing. It’s offensive. (Note: It was posted on Truth Social, not X)

A series of disjointed, hard-to-follow and sometimes-profane comments capped by threatening to wipe out Iran and attacking the pope have left many with the impression of a deranged autocrat mad with power and revived the debate about Trump's mental health. nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/…

The Pope has no obligation to submit to any political leader, only to God alone. Encouraging to see Pope Leo stand firm in the faith after Trump’s disparaging Truth Social post.  The Church exists to serve Jesus Christ, and has and will continue to endure far beyond politics.

Thank you, Archbishop Coakley, for your strong statement!

Striking that he deleted this post -- which generated unusual pushback from his evangelical supporters -- but his blast at Pope Leo remains.

I stand with Pope Leo in all things.

Translation: Vicariate of Rome Office for Social Communications PRESS RELEASE Statement of Cardinal Vicar Baldo Reina: “Solidarity with Pope Leo XIV” Gathering up the sentiments of the People of God present in the Diocese of Rome, I echo them in expressing solidarity and confirming full support for our Bishop, Pope Leo XIV, in the face of shocking attacks on his magisterium of peace. The Gospel of the Beatitudes is the substance of the Church’s mission, and no one and nothing, dazzled by the illusory glare of domineering power, will be able to hinder this proclamation. 13 April 2026

Former Diocese of Brooklyn priest and the new Bishop of Palm Beach, which includes Mar-a-Lago. 👇

Maybe Trump's jealous of the Pope?... It's a blowout favoring the Pope in terms of popularity in America. The Pope's net popularity rating: +34 pt. Trump: -12 pt. With American Catholics specifically, they agree with the Pope on the war: it has a -10 pt net approval with them.

NEW from Cardinal Tobin of Newark — one of the papal electors at the conclave that ultimately chose Pope Leo — regarding Trump's recent posts about Leo, Jesus: Says POTUS shows a "lack of respect for the faith of millions," and calls the Jesus-like image "deeply offensive."

Bishop Michael W. Fisher, leader of the Buffalo Diocese, defended Pope Leo XIV against a recent social media post by President Trump that disparaged the pontiff as being weak on crime and “catering to the Radical Left.” buffalonews.com/news/local/art…

What say you, candidates for NY Governor? @KathyHochul @NassauExec @LarrySharpe

@AriFleischer His team. Yeah, that's the ticket.

"God desires peace for every nation: a peace that is not merely an absence of conflict, but one that is an expression of justice and dignity." Pope Leo stressed this at the Martyrs’ Monument in Algiers, Algeria on the first day of his Apostolic Journey to the African continent.

Donald Trump shamefully attacked His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. People of faith will never worship a wannabe King. We worship an almighty GOD.

@TheCharlesDowns @60Minutes Lies. You are really counting on none of your followers having actually watched this interview where the cardinal explicitly said the border situation got out of control under Biden and that we have to control our borders. He said the exact opposite of what you are reporting.

Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington, D.C. went on 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) tonight and confessed his hate for Trump & love of open borders. Individuals suffering from TDS shouldn’t be running churches in our nation’s capital. No one likes woke religion.

Donald J. #Trump prende di mira #PapaLeone XIV. E cosi tradisce un disagio profondo. Quando il potere politico si accanisce contro una voce morale, è perché non riesce a contenerla. Trump non discute Leone: lo implora di rientrare in un linguaggio che possa dominare. Ma il Papa parla un’altra lingua, che non si lascia ridurre alla grammatica della forza, della sicurezza, dell’interesse nazionale. In questo senso, l’attacco è una dichiarazione di impotenza. Non potendo assimilare quella voce, il potere tenta di delegittimarla. Ma così facendo ne riconosce implicitamente il peso. Se Leone fosse irrilevante, non meriterebbe una parola. Invece viene chiamato in causa, nominato, combattuto: segno che la sua parola incide. È qui che emerge la forza morale della Chiesa. Non come contro-potere, ma come spazio in cui il potere viene giudicato da un criterio che non controlla. Leone non risponde sul terreno della polemica, e proprio per questo resta fuori dalla presa. È libero. E quella libertà, disarmata e disarmante , è forse ciò che più inquieta. E, nello stesso tempo, ciò che più conta.

"Too many people are suffering today...and I believe someone must stand up and say there is a better way...I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do, what the Church is here to do.”