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Emerging Chinese Lesbian Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 323 Gender:	Trump Attacks the POPE Apr 13^th, 2026 at 9:36pm “Pope Leo is weak on crime” is both a hilarious and deranged statement. https://x.com/meidastouch/status/2043497506148098378?s=46&t=NpdnV9hQoEAsxDM1Djg9...
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Emerging Chinese Lesbian Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 323 Gender:	Re: Trump Attacks the POPE Reply #1 - Apr 13^th, 2026 at 9:39pm Currently at the top of the NYTimes front page: "Pope Leo Says He Has ‘No Fear’ After President’s Attack" Will Trump grab Leo by the papacy?
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Reply #2 - Apr 13^th, 2026 at 9:57pm

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........ Minutes after posting his rant about Pope Leo being “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy”, Donald Trump posted an AI image of himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick – overlooked by an American flag, fighter jets and a bald eagle.

It was typical of the AI slop that is regularly amplified by the president’s social media account. But it was a good reminder, if one was needed, that this is a president and an administration that is happy to take the lord’s name – and image – in vain, while portraying themselves as men of God.

Not only did Trump malign Leo as a wannabe politician who should “get his act together” and focus on his job, but he claimed Leo was selected as pope not because of any personal attributes, divine insights or leadership qualities, but because the Vatican thought he might get on better with Trump.

“He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump,” the president asserted on Truth Social. “If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican.” ............

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/get-your-act-together-trump-lashes-po...

the ai image reflects the blood lusting low intelligent cultist americans

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Reply #3 - Apr 14^th, 2026 at 9:41am

"Trump Attacks the POPE"

Pope Leo [along with all of the higher echelons [the 'functionaries'] of Catholic Church], live in many palaces [i.e. he [and they] have access to, many luxurious private Church owned apartments].

ALSO, Pope Leo [and Catholic priests], conduct his [and their] 'work' within many palaces. [i.e. many vast, EMPTY, expansive [and often gilded] Catholic churches and cathedrals].

QUESTION;
If the pope and the Catholic Church really, care so much for the homeless [e.g. 'north African' migrants coming into Europe] and care for the desperately poor, why doesn't he, the pope,
MAKE AN EXECUTIVE DECISION,
and open all church properties to the many 'deserving' homeless and poor people of Europe ?

WWW search....
Does the Catholic Church own the most property in Europe ?

JUST ONE HIT....
Quote:

Roman Catholic Church: 70 million hectares The largest landowner in the world is not a major oil magnate or a real estate investor.
No, it's the Roman Catholic Church.
According to lovemoney.com, the church owns more than 70 million hectares.
An area that is larger than France.

https://www.studycountry.com/wiki/does-the-catholic-church-own-the-most-real-est...

1 Timothy 6:9
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil:
which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Jesus......famously said that he was a pauper, without even a place, to lay his head.

Luke 9:57
And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests;
but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

Hey Pope Leo.....

Please open ONLY 1/2 of all Catholic Church properties in Europe, to house the poor and homeless.

And God will bless you and yours.

You know that it is true.

YOU, are Pope Leo.

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"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31

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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 37750 Gender:	Re: Trump Attacks the POPE Reply #4 - Apr 14^th, 2026 at 10:49am Donnys gone feral. Fingers itching to get on that nuclear button. The Iranians egging him on Israel egging him on. What's holding him back ? Even the pope is so stupid , he is pouring gasoline ⛽️ on an inflamed situation. Kaboom
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Reply #5 - Apr 14^th, 2026 at 11:52am

"You know, maybe President Trump is jealous of Pope Leo XIV, because it is a blowout. It is a blowout!" Enten said in his trademark excitable style.

He pointed to an NBC News poll last month showing that the Pope had +34 point net favorability rating with Americans, compared to Trump's -12.

"It's not even close," said Enten. "Pope Leo XIV absolutely crushing President Trump... and I will note that Pope Leo was the most popular person tested by NBC News.

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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20568 Gender:	Re: Trump Attacks the POPE Reply #6 - Apr 14^th, 2026 at 1:07pm Ah Pope Leo, like his former brother Pope, is still glued to the Climate Change grift.
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Reply #7 - Apr 14^th, 2026 at 1:27pm

Emerging Chinese Lesbian wrote on Apr 13^th, 2026 at 9:36pm:

“Pope Leo is weak on crime” is both a hilarious and deranged statement.

https://x.com/meidastouch/status/2043497506148098378?s=46&t=NpdnV9hQoEAsxDM1Djg9...

It's true, Proud Gay. The Pope's mismanaging a crime wave, the likes of which we've never seen before.

The shithole countries are emptying out their jails, mental hospitals and mental asylums and bussing them into the Vatican.

The Pope sits around blessing them all, it's DESPICABLE.

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tallowood Gold Member Offline Израиль Навсегда Posts: 7645 Gender:	Re: Trump Attacks the POPE Reply #8 - Apr 14^th, 2026 at 1:51pm Has Vatican become a carbon-neutral state or does it still use Russian gas?
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 152047 Gender:	Re: Trump Attacks the POPE Reply #9 - Apr 14^th, 2026 at 2:49pm
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Reply #10 - Apr 14^th, 2026 at 4:16pm

aquascoot wrote on Apr 14^th, 2026 at 10:49am:

Donnys gone feral.

Fingers itching to get on that nuclear button.

The Iranians egging him on

Israel egging him on.

What's holding him back ?

Even the pope is so stupid , he is pouring gasoline ⛽️ on an inflamed situation.

Kaboom Grin

I finally see what you're doing, Scoot.

You went all in on Trump, and now that the wheels have come off and his incompetence is laid bare, you're scrambling. The pattern is obvious, a trail of failures, with the most consequential being that petty, ego-driven fixation on dismantling anything associated with Barack Obama, only to replace it with inferior vanity projects stamped with his own name. That impulse hasn't just been cosmetic, it has had material consequences, including the strategic collapse around Iran and the broader destabilisation that followed.

The problem for you is simpler, and more personal. You're too invested, too ego-bound to admit you got it wrong. Admitting that the people you dismiss on "the left" called this trajectory early would require a level of intellectual honesty you're clearly unwilling to engage with. Instead, you double down, or worse, you retreat into this revisionist posture where it was all "just trolling", all along.

But that doesn't wash. That's not a clever pivot, it's a transparent attempt at reputational salvage. You're trying to recast yourself, not as someone who was taken in by one of the most obvious conmen in modern politics, but as someone who was in on the joke. It's an appeal to irony as a shield against accountability.

It fails.

You didn't study Trump, you admired him. You held him up as a model, an archetype of the so-called "alpha", something to emulate, something to study. That wasn't ironic distance, it was genuine buy-in.

And now you're left with the consequences of that alignment. No amount of post hoc reframing changes the underlying reality, you backed the wrong horse, you were sold a fiction, and you were dumb enough to buy it wholesale.

Call it what it is. You were conned, and trying to rewrite that fact now just compounds the error.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 118978 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Trump Attacks the POPE Reply #11 - Apr 14^th, 2026 at 4:25pm The Catholic church has done a lot of good in the world but it has also done great harm - it's full of arse bandits and pedophiles - and sits on unknown huge amounts of money that doesn't go to the poor.
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Reply #12 - Apr 14^th, 2026 at 4:27pm

SadKangaroo wrote on Apr 14^th, 2026 at 4:16pm:

aquascoot wrote on Apr 14^th, 2026 at 10:49am:

Donnys gone feral.

Fingers itching to get on that nuclear button.

The Iranians egging him on

Israel egging him on.

What's holding him back ?

Even the pope is so stupid , he is pouring gasoline ⛽️ on an inflamed situation.

Kaboom Grin

I finally see what you're doing, Scoot.

You went all in on Trump, and now that the wheels have come off and his incompetence is laid bare, you're scrambling. The pattern is obvious, a trail of failures, with the most consequential being that petty, ego-driven fixation on dismantling anything associated with Barack Obama, only to replace it with inferior vanity projects stamped with his own name. That impulse hasn't just been cosmetic, it has had material consequences, including the strategic collapse around Iran and the broader destabilisation that followed.

The problem for you is simpler, and more personal. You're too invested, too ego-bound to admit you got it wrong. Admitting that the people you dismiss on "the left" called this trajectory early would require a level of intellectual honesty you're clearly unwilling to engage with. Instead, you double down, or worse, you retreat into this revisionist posture where it was all "just trolling", all along.

But that doesn't wash. That's not a clever pivot, it's a transparent attempt at reputational salvage. You're trying to recast yourself, not as someone who was taken in by one of the most obvious conmen in modern politics, but as someone who was in on the joke. It's an appeal to irony as a shield against accountability.

It fails.

You didn't study Trump, you admired him. You held him up as a model, an archetype of the so-called "alpha", something to emulate, something to study. That wasn't ironic distance, it was genuine buy-in.

And now you're left with the consequences of that alignment. No amount of post hoc reframing changes the underlying reality, you backed the wrong horse, you were sold a fiction, and you were dumb enough to buy it wholesale.

Call it what it is. You were conned, and trying to rewrite that fact now just compounds the error.

Incorrect

Understanding someone's motivation is not endorsing it.

The Jews are religious fanatics
The Iranians are religious fanatics.
Donny is an old guy who wants to out with a splash.

Trying to study the psychodynamics of this triad is not judging it or being conned.
And remember
Every judgement is a confession.

You also have to know your limitations.
Nothing you or I can do will have any effect.

Naive people say " all that is required for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing".
Not much can be done to diffuse 1000 years of religious fanaticism.
And nuclear armed as well.

The wise man studies it , makes what plans he can and makes peace with the fact that it is quite likely Australia faces a food and energy crisis.

That's not cheering it on.
Thats studying the form of the players who will determine this.

If studying it is too scarey, go study covid with carl

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SadKangaroo Gold Member Offline Not sad, just paying attention to how cooked it is Posts: 22187 Meeanjin (Brisbane)	Re: Trump Attacks the POPE Reply #13 - Apr 14^th, 2026 at 4:27pm Bobby. wrote on Apr 14^th, 2026 at 4:25pm: The Catholic church has done a lot of good in the world but it has also done great harm - it's full of arse bandits and pedophiles - and sits on unknown huge amounts of money that doesn't go to the poor. Sounds like Trump, minus the good in the world.
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Reply #14 - Apr 14^th, 2026 at 4:30pm

SadKangaroo wrote on Apr 14^th, 2026 at 4:27pm:

Bobby. wrote on Apr 14^th, 2026 at 4:25pm:

The Catholic church has done a lot of good in the world
but it has also done great harm -
it's full of arse bandits and pedophiles -
and sits on unknown huge amounts of money that doesn't go to the poor.

Sounds like Trump, minus the good in the world.

Indeed.

Sounds exactly like MAGA and the Trump administration.

Minus "a lot of good in the world".

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