It appears President Trump has had it with Pope Leo XIV.  Ever since January when the pope delivered his State of the World speech that included critical remarks about the Trump administration’s militaristic proclivities, Trump seems to have included the Vatican on his enemies list.  Things came to a boil when he heard about the pope’s assertion during his Easter Mass that “Jesus… does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”  In an early morning post on his Truth Social platform yesterday he made his feelings crystal clear:

“Pope Leo had better watch his mouth if he knows what’s good for him.   He is a total loser who many say the only way he got elected was because HE RIGGED THE ELECTION!  All day long there was black smoke coming out of the chimney and then all of a sudden real late, it’s WHITE and the Catholic Church has its first American pope.  The whole thing stinks and should be investigated. We know he cheated because he is obviously a Democrat.  Whoever heard of a pope who wasn’t Italian?  They always speak Italian. They speak Latin sometimes, but it’s the good kind, not like the Latin they speak in Latin America. This supposedly holy guy, a holy pontiff they call him sometimes really cant be so holy when you go around  criticizing your great president for blowing up boats and cities and grade schools.  I had the terrific people at our FANTASTIC DEPARTMENT OF WAR  talk to his people and we have made it clear that the pope had better start preaching the right way.  The Catholic Church had better start taking our side or I WILL REIGN HELL upon them the likes of which they’ve never seen before.  I mean what has he  got?  Maybe a hundred soldiers with long poles, like lances or something.  Might be a combo hatchet and lance.  But that’s it!  They just parade around in funny pants and helmets with feathers.  FEATHERS!  Not even a pistol or even one of those nasty bowie knives.  Jim Bowie!  There was an American hero.  But the Mexicans murdered him.  The Alamo.  We love the Alamo don’t we!?!  Well if the pope doesn’t stop bad mouthing  your favorite president it will be his Alamo and it will be over in 5 minutes!  And this time the GOOD GUYS WIN !!!  And if the pope does survive three or four bombings I will excommunicate him.  I can do that.  I hate to but I’ll have to.  There can only be one totally infalible person and everyone is saying that’s me.  I won in a landslide by a margin the likes of which no one has ever seen.  The highest court in land says I am infallible and therefore am more holy than even the pope. The best preachers are all saying I am God’s direct messenger on earth and my message is we have the most powerful military on earth and I can do whatever I want with it.  God IS ON OUR SIDE  and the pope  knows it.  So that mother fucker had better watch his pees and Qs or I will blow his ass to smithereens.  Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

When asked  if he had any response to Trump’s post, Pope Leo simply said no, that none of it was important, but seemed to offer an off handed rebuff when he ended the short conversation by saying he needed to get to dinner because they were serving fish tacos.