Bishop Barron broke his silence on Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV.
Minnesota Bishop Robert Barron, a member of Trump’s religious freedom committee who has faced criticism in the past for his dealings with the Trump administration, broke his silence on President Donald Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV and said the remarks were inappropriate and disrespectful.
Trump on Monday criticized America’s first pope in a lengthy post on the website Truth Social, accusing him of being “weak on crime” and “terrible on foreign policy.” He added that he “does not want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States.” “Leo should get his act together as pope, use common sense, stop catering to the radical left, and focus on being a great pope, not a politician,” Trump said.
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After his sermon, Trump posted an illustration in which he appeared like Jesus healing a sick man. Pope Leo responded to the social truth revolution and said he had no fear of the Trump administration. “I have no intention of having a discussion with him,” Liu said.The US Conference of Catholic Bishops expressed its dissatisfaction with Trump’s attack. Archbishop Paul S. “I am disappointed that the President chose to write such insulting words about the Holy Father,” Coakley, the organization’s president, said in a statement on social media.
“Pope Leo is not a rival, nor is he a political pope. He is a vicar of Christ who speaks from the truth of the Gospel and for the care of souls.
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Bishop Barron is a friend of MAGA. He was recently criticized for not objecting to a comment during a White House Easter brunch when televangelist Paula White Cain likened Trump to Jesus Christ. Paula told the president that, like Christ, he had been “betrayed, falsely arrested and accused,” and that “because of his resurrection I rose.”
Trump smiled, stood behind her, and thanked her.
Bishop Barron was present at the event and his silence was questioned. “It is the right of the Pope to express the Catholic faith and the principles that govern moral life. As for the concrete application of these principles, people of good will can disagree, and they do not agree. I would heartily recommend that serious Catholics within the Trump administration — Secretary Rubio, Vice President Vance, Ambassador Brian Burch, and others — meet with Vatican officials so that a real dialogue can take place.”
“This is much better than statements on social media,” Bishop Barron wrote on Monday. “I am very grateful for the many ways in which the Trump administration has reached out to Catholics and other people of faith,” Bishop Barron said. “It has been a great honor to serve on the Religious Liberty Commission. No president in my lifetime has shown greater dedication to defending our first freedom. All that said, I believe the president owes the Pope an apology.”
