Kelly Brosnan

Every single day, Trump does something that would have ended any other presidency. Every. Single. Fucking. Day.

Dear friends: I don’t know any Catholic in the United States, from the most traditional to the most progressive, who does not have strong feelings about the comments from President Trump and Vice President Vance about Pope Leo XIV. These include not only President Trump’s initial disrespectful Truth Social post about the Holy Father, but also Vice President Vance’s similarly disrespectful comments about Pope Leo having to be “careful” when he speaks about theology. Let me share some of my own feelings. First of all, it is shocking that a President and Vice President would treat such a good, holy and learned man with such disdain. Imagine telling a man with the Holy Father’s learning and experience (and authority) that he doesn’t understand theology sufficiently. What’s more, imagine attacking him as, ridiculously, “weak on crime” or somehow not understanding foreign policy. Second, I’m edified by Pope Leo’s charitable and courageous response to all this. Charitable because he has not responded in any way other than with charity and respect. As some of you may know, I know the Holy Father slightly, thanks to our being seated together at the Synod for two weeks, and know him to be a kind, reserved, discerning and highly intelligent person. In a word, holy. But courageous too: as we have seen during his time in Algeria and Cameroon, Pope Leo has not shied away from continuing to preach the Gospel, and speaking out in favor of peace (and yes, he understands St. Augustine’s concept of the “just war”) and against, as he said today, tyrants and those who would use God’s name to support violence of bloodshed. So, where will this all end? It’s hard to say. But I would imagine that now that the taboo has been broken, politicians will continue to denigrate him and thus try to persuade people, without saying it explicitly, to think that the Pope’s words do not need to be listened to. But this will be in vain for two reasons. First, Pope Leo is clearly fearless. A few hours after he was elected as pope, I spoke with a fellow Augustinian priest who had known “Bob” for decades. “He’s a great listener, very kind and much loved.” Then he paused. “But he’s no pushover.” But the main reason that the Pope’s words will be heard is less about Robert Prevost’s own many virtues but something else: the Vicar of Christ will be heard because he is preaching the Gospel. As Jesus told his disciples, “Heaven and earth may pass away, but my words will never pass away.” So, in these strange times, fear not.

Ana Navarro: “You’ve got JD Vance out there telling the Pope to be careful with his words. When you work for a guy that celebrates Bob Mueller’s death, celebrates Rob Reiner’s death, posts images of the Obama’s as apes — you don’t have the moral standing to tell anybody to be careful with their words”

DL Hughley: “America made the choice — I’d rather have a pedophile than a black woman. I’d rather have a rapist. What do you do when a country tells you who it is? You believe them”

Who among us has not mistaken the holy words of Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction for biblical scripture?

Imagine beefing with the Pope all week and having your sycophants claim the Pope doesn't know the Bible only for one of your sycophants to come out here and quote a fake Bible verse from a movie. Embarrassing.

Not. Backing. Down.

This would be a two or three week news story in a previous administration, and might even lead to the resignation of the defense secretary. He literally fabricated a Biblical quote, based off of a movie, while pretending to be a pious Christian. But under Trump, we’ll have moved on by tomorrow.

Sec of Def. Hegseth just compared the American press to the Pharisees in the Bible who discounted Jesus --saying the press is discounting the "success" the US has had in the Iranian war. As a Christian how dare you use religion to shame those who simply ask questions.

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon vatican.va/content/leo-xi…

@ChristopherHale @MollyJongFast This is lawless & depraved Administration. Led by a cruel Felon & his horrid lapdogs! Where is Catholic “little” Marco??

BREAKING: In an unprecedented violation of religious liberty, the Trump–Vance White House has cut funding to Catholic Charities in Miami, shutting down a shelter for homeless children — just days after President Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV. thelettersfromleo.com/p/trump-admini…

@TheRickWilson Absolutely deplorable! Where is Catholic “little” spineless Marco???

I'd tell you this was shameful, but you knew that.

All those Republicans, right wing media figures, tech billionaires, sycophantic foreign leaders, and assorted capitulators made Trump think he could place himself above anything - be it God or the people. And now you're surprised?

Tokyo Rose is bragging about low gas prices under Trump. I have no words. Our country is in the hands of a delusional, disconnected cult that is simultaneously looting our treasury while telling is not to believe our eyes or our wallets.

Most corrupt justice in the history of the United States speaks

Trump’s systematic exploitation of Executive Branch power to loot billions of dollars from American taxpayers is the ongoing scandal of this ruthlessly corrupt Administration. Our bill would break up this shady grift and impose a little bit of law on this corruption-soaked presidency.

Schumer voted No to stop US arm shipments to Israel. He’s in the pocket of Netanyahu and the AIPAC. Democrats, we need to clean house first, otherwise this asshole will torpedo our democratic agenda. He is MAGA light. Fire Schumer.

Everything Trump does turns into a criminal conspiracy of some kind or another. He should be in prison, not in the White House. And everyone who conspires with him should be right there with him. Being merely disbarred is a slap on the wrist. That's a miscarriage of justice.

@JoJoFromJerz Weakling Schumer needs to retire. Tonight!

Unforgivable. 🤬