I think this is fair and balanced. What do you think? The first half hour is dedicated to the unprecedented brouhaha we are witnessing which is not unifying Catholics but causing more polarization. And yes, the media and politicians are seizing it for their own political reasons, pernicious as these may be:
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Several years ago, Pope Benedict XVI said something about Islam, and it was a very brief comment, in an academic presentation which offended many in the Muslim community. In fact it sparked violence leading to several deaths. Pope Benedict ended up making a public apology in person, not in writing.
Pope Leo, who is continuing off-the-cuff interviews, often when leaving Castel Gondolfo (maybe Pope Francis was right in not going there?) goaded President Trump by telling Americans to write or contact their congressmen about what President Trump is doing in Iran, let their voices be heard. As the video posted comments on, these words taking a moral principal and telling people what to do in a political sense, rubbed the President wrong. This was on the heels of the three Cardinals on 60 minutes and what some perceive as their partisan politics mingles with Catholic principles. I would say that perhaps Pope Leo would do well to apologize for that off-the-cuff remark about specifically calling your congressman. An apology, similar to Pope Benedict’s might help things and calm the waters? And please, please, please Pope Leo and all future popes, STOP THE OFF-THE CUFF COMMENTS! DON’T DO IT—ANSWER QUESTIONS GIVEN TO YOU AHEAD OF TIME! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!
The president would have done well to just let the pope have his say. Sometimes, listening is the best approach to humility.
Agree, the pope would do well to not engage off the cuff. It compromises his authority. Just teach. Avoid street level debate.
At least as it regards Pope Leo XIV: There is not a "feud" between Pope Leo XIV and President Trump.
Anti-President Trump news media folks have portrayed various remarks by Pope Leo XIV as having been directed at President Trump.
Pope Leo XIV has addressed President Trump by name.
When His Holiness has not done so, then there has not been any reason to have believed that this, or that, Papal comment had served as a veiled attack against President Trump.
I find it unimaginable that Pope Leo XIV has any intention to engage President Trump in a war of words.
That does not mean that His Holiness will shrink from his powerful promotion of the Culture of Life. But I find it preposterous to believe that Pope Leo XIV is determined to pursue a contentious verbal approach to President Trump.
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President Trump's uttered nasty, preposterous remarks against Pope Leo XIV.
In regard to certain matters about which President Trump has disagreed, and will continue to disagree, with Pope Leo XIV:
I hope that President Trump will do so in charitable fashion.
There is not any reason why President Trump should not accommodate Pope Leo XIV as Mister Trump had accommodated Pope Francis (requiescat in pace).
That is, in charitable fashion, disagree with Pope Leo XIV in regard to this, or that issue.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
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