>> Trump was helped massively by the Pope <<
Not massively, but maybe a little.
Anti-Catholic sentiment is certainly less common among evangelicals than it was decades ago, but it’s not altogether dead in places like upstate SC, where Bob Jones and company have quite a following.
Therefore, I guess a small bit of mild Pope-bashing is not necessarily a bad tactic for Trump, at least while he’s campaigning in the “Bible Belt” states.
The guy is a disgrace, and Trump played it very well, no anti-Catholicism at all, just against the stupidity of what this Pope said.
And yes, the man is a moron much of the time. His entering into left wing politics is a disaster for his church.