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The new Pope gets it. JD Vance is a disaster."
Another individual, seizing the moment for a playful political swipe, remarked
This is poetic justice for Trump mocking Catholicism with that ridiculous photo last week."
One individual remarkedYou are going to make a great Pope. Love matters no matter where we are from."
A jubilant supporter voiced their high hopes for the pontiff's future, statingCatholicism has gone woke, ... Y'all ready to convert to Orthodoxy now?"
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But is he progressive in the vein of Pope Francis? That seems to be the great question,
said Cain,
Look, all popes are going to support migrants, support the poor, support peace. Their heart goes out to humanity, that’s with the job. Jesus would do the same,
Arroyo told Fox News’ Will Cain, who had asked how Pope Leo XIV’s “vision” for the Roman Catholic Church could compare to Pope FrancisWe frankly haven’t seen this in 12 years with Pope Francis. So, maybe Leo will be as he mentioned in his speech today, a bridge-builder,
he saidDo you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed? How can you stay quiet?”
Palmo’s post quoted an article written by Washington, D.C., Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar
There is nothing remotely Christian, American, or morally defensible about a policy that takes children away from their parents and warehouses them in cages. This is being carried out in our name and the shame is on us all.”
In 2018, when news of immigrant children being separated from their parents at the border reached a fever pitch during Trump’s first term, Prevost retweeted a post from the archbishop of Chicago that saidChristians know very well that it is only by affirming the infinite dignity of all that our own identity as persons and as communities reaches its maturity. Christian love is not a concentric expansion of interests that little by little extend to other persons and groups.”
The pope underscored his support for “migrant and refugee brothers and sisters” in the letterOnce [President] Trump gets a better sense of Pope Leo XIV’s beliefs — namely that Christians are called to love and care for all of the people of the world, not just white conservatives — the president will likely be singing a very different tune. If and when that attack comes, we will proudly stand with Pope Leo’s love and kindness against Trump’s hatred and cruelty.”
The liberal advocacy group Occupy Democrats, in a statement on X, suggested Trump’s praise would be fleetingWe are sitting here Googling everything we can about the new pope,
said Francis DeBernardo, who runs New Ways Ministry, a Maryland-based group that promotes L.G.B.T.Q. inclusion in the church
When Francis was elected, it immediately came out that he had opposed marriage equality in Argentina in pretty strong terms,
Mr. DeBernardo saidA lot can change in 13 years,
Mr. DeBernardo saidI know him to be a down-to-earth, kind, modest, reserved guy, hardworking, decisive, not afraid of speaking his mind,
Father Martin said in a statementFor me, synodality is really important because it creates a structure by which the entire Catholic Church can hear the voices of L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics,
he saidIf I was going to predict anything, I would predict that he is not going to clamp down on L.G.B.T.Q. acceptance, but he probably will not support it in the way Francis did,
he saidFor so many bishops around the world, their main concerns are things like refugees and starvation, and L.G.B.T.Q. issues are just not a pressing concern for their people,
he saidThe way Pope Leo was so moved today when he was standing on that balcony, delivering a message of love and unity — it reminded me so much of the spirit I felt when I was in Rome to meet Pope Francis,
he saidHe was high on our watchlist at SNAP to make sure he was not selected for pope
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