Of course Donald Trump got into a holy war with the pope — and could win
“If and when the Vatican is attacked by ISIS,” Donald Trump says the pope will be wishing he is president. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty ImagesPope Francis just tried to shame Donald Trump. The takeaway: Never try to shame Donald Trump. It doesn’t work.
In what was supposed to be a bad thing, Francis said Trump’s views on immigration and his plan to build a US-Mexico wall showed that he was “not Christian.” The remarks come just two days before the South Carolina Republican primary, but Trump seemed unfazed by the possibility of negative publicity.
Read Article >Donald Trump in 2013: I like Pope Francis because he’s humble, like me
So humble. Very humble. The humblest. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty ImagesRepublican frontrunner Donald Trump’s current over-the-top fight with the pope is a great time to revisit this tweet from Christmas 2013:
Many Trump tweets and remarks can be described as “among the most Donald Trump things ever said,” but this one is truly special. The amazing thing is not just that Trump was praising someone he is now publicly fighting with; that’s par for the course for Trump. (He also apparently wanted the pope to be on The Apprentice.)
Read Article >Donald Trump: the pope will regret calling me un-Christian when ISIS attacks the Vatican
Pope Francis waves from the popemobile on his way to attend the Via Crucis on Copacabana Beach during World Youth Day celebrations on July 26, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Buda Mendes/Getty ImagesPope Francis suggested on Thursday that Donald Trump is “not Christian” because of the Republican presidential candidate’s plan to build a wall along the Mexican border.
Trump fired off a statement in response almost immediately that ripped the pope’s comments as “disgraceful” and said the pope will think differently about him after the Vatican is attacked by the Islamic State.
Read Article >How Pope Francis brought me back to the Catholic Church
There’s a reason Bernie Sanders talks about Pope Francis so much
DES MOINES, IOWA — When Bernie Sanders stepped onto a makeshift soapbox at the Latino Heritage Festival here Saturday, he immediately compared himself to Pope Francis.
“What he is saying in so many words is there is something very wrong in this world, and I am saying in this country, when so few have so much and so many have so little,” Sanders said.
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