Donald Trump told reporters he had "no preference" over who the conclave would elect as the new pope.
  • Thorry84@feddit.nl
    4·
    4 hours ago

    Aren’t most Christians in the US Protestants? Especially the Evangelical Protestants he’s always targeting? Does Trump even know what kind of Christians he’s trying to please?

    I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t know not all Christians actually follow the pope

    • blackbelt352@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 hour ago

      Technically the only 100% necessary qualifications to be pope are:

      1. Be a man
      2. Be (specifically) Catholic

      And a third extremely common but not strictly necessary qualification of: Be a Cardinal.

      I’m pretty sure Trump is some flavor of Baptist, which does in theory prevent his rise to the papacy, unless he specifically converts from whatever flavor of Baptist to Catholicism. But that risks alienating the evangelical protestants that fucking hate Catholics and think the papacy is the satanic antichist.

  • DancingBear@midwest.social
    8·
    5 hours ago

    The pope has absolute power and authority over the Catholic Church. If Trump were elected pope I guarantee the first thing he would do is empty the bank accounts of the church, sign over all the property they have all over the world to himself, collect all the art etc, perhaps make the Sistine chapel his personal residence, and ban everyone except security and family from entering the Vatican.

    It would be hilarious. The Catholic Church is one of the wealthiest entities in the world… and Trump would immediately put it all in his name permanently if he became pope.

  • ThePantser@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    58·
    9 hours ago

    Everyone challenge him. Tell him he can’t do it. He is such a narcissist that it will consume him and he will leave the USA alone while he tries to become Pope.

  • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    3·
    5 hours ago

    He’s already destroying the US. Maybe he can destroy the Catholic Church, too.

  • talEnglish
    211·
    9 hours ago

    The US president said he had “no preference” but suggested an American cardinal, who comes from New York, would be good for the role.

    Having managed to greatly influence the Canadian leadership contest last month, the controversial President now weighs in on the Vatican’s process.

    • Capt. Wolf@lemmy.world
      15·
      7 hours ago

      “Why does the smoke have to be white? Why can’t it be gold? I want gold smoke, the best smoke. You know, the people will love it, they’ve all told me. ‘Donald, when you’re pope, make sure the smoke is gold. It’ll class up the place.’ We’re really gonna clean up the Vatican, and catholicism as a whole, I think. Me and God, we’re really very close, nobody’s closer, in fact. I think some people maybe said Jesus, but I don’t know about that. Who let’s their son be crucified? You know I asked God once, why would you let your son be crucified if you love him that much? And the whole devil thing? Me and Lucifer, we’re gonna get that sorted out. 24 hours, boom, no more hell, everybody goes to heaven. You make me pope, 100% raptured. 100%, that’s a not a promise, it’s a guarantee. They’ll all say, ‘Donny, you were the best pope ever.’ and they’ll be right.”

  • vrojak@feddit.org
    11·
    9 hours ago

    “no preference” aka “I don’t even know who the potential candidates are, also I don’t care, get out of the way, I’m trying to golf here”

  • RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world
    4·
    7 hours ago

    news today the most unpopular president in the United States history and the complete opposite of the Catholic says he wants to be Pope