Posted on 05/03/2025 12:40:41 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself dressed as pope as the mourning of Pope Francis continues and just days before the conclave to elect his successor is set to begin. Trump’s action drew rebukes from a group representing Catholic bishops in New York and among Italians.
The image, shared Friday night on Trump’s Truth Social site and later reposted by the White House on its official X account, raised eyebrows on social media and at the Vatican, which is still in the period of nine days of official mourning following Francis’ death on April 21. Catholic cardinals have been celebrating daily Masses in his memory and are due to open the conclave to elect his successor on Wednesday.
The death of a pope and election of another is a matter of utmost solemnity for Catholics, for whom the pope is Christ’s vicar on Earth. That is all the more true in Italy, where the papacy is held in high esteem even by nonreligious Italians.
The image featuring Trump in a white cassock and pointed miter, or bishop’s hat, was the topic of several questions during the Vatican’s daily conclave briefing Saturday. Italian and Spanish news reports lamented its poor taste and said it was offensive, given that the period of official mourning is still underway.
Left-leaning former Premier Matteo Renzi said the image was shameful. “This is an image that offends believers, insults institutions and shows that the leader of the right-wing world enjoys clowning around,” Renzi wrote on X. “Meanwhile, the U.S. economy risks recession and the dollar loses value. The sovereignists are doing damage, everywhere.”
The Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, declined to comment.
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Trump didn’t create it? But he allowed it or wanted to put this on his Truth Social account.
I’m sure the liberals will have fun poking fun at Trump over this.
The same people who are offended by this have no problem with images depicting Trump as Hitler even though those images inspire violence and Trump’s spoof will not inspire violence against anyone.
“I personally find this childish” and yet is exactly the right tact to deal with adult, adolescents because it’s all they can process. any attempt to converse with a liberal activist on an adult level will be met with liberal childishness anyway so why not just start there?
Yeah, Don, I’m not sure why.
Seems like a fairly harmless joke
It would be funny (to me) to see some sort of AI rendition of God with a Trump face (not even possible) slapping down Trump for posting himself as Pope.
Why? I think it would be funny because it is ridiculous. Just like Trump thought the AI rendition of him as Pope was ridiculous.
Some people take this stuff way too seriously. Those that know Trump say he is actually quite humble despite the public personna.
Rush used to do similar stuff.
How come nobody got upset when Joe Biden played dress-up as President for four years?
True
I’m glad that we have a President with a sense of humor.
Too many politicians take themselves much too seriously.
The Vatican has already turned itself into a joke with the last Pope.
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You know you’re old when someone AI’s you into Pope drag and you look natural…
Hahaha. He’s make a better Pope than the last one.
When Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (big promoter of unlimited abortions) made a comedy video using a Dorito she was giving to a worshipper very few leftists covered the event’s backlash in the news.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DA8lS2sP-Rv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
Trump draw fire or criticism for getting up in the morning.
Hate to criticize Trump but I have to agree with you. Not Presidential and allows an opening for hypocrites to suddenly become religious and attack him.
I am also someone who didn't know. Thank you for the correction.
Trump can never contain himself; he should more often.
He should be more like you. You have so many more accomplishments than he.
Tim Walz made a test meme of his own version of his own picture but blew a hole in his boot trying to figure out how to hold a weapon and aim it. Didn’t prance on stage without pain for weeks.
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