As a Catholic growing up in the north suburbs of Chicago in a Catholic family after we moved from Kentucky...my mother almost had a heart attack from joy when she heard the news about who was the new Pope...a Chicago native. She called me on the telephone and I heard her weeping for about 10mins...barely able to speak. Unfortunately, if the Pope wears the Chicago Bulls hat and has tattoos...ICE could arrest him after mistakenly identifying the Pope as a M-13 gang member when he visits Chicago because ICE has been targeting immigrants wearing the Chicago Bulls hat, and with tattoos as an affiliated M-13 gang member. The Pope would then be held at one of those concentration camps at a U.S. military base before the Supreme Court intervenes to prevent him from being deported to Libya. wrbtrader
Well, in a happy coincidence, I've just had my soul thoroughly purified by suffering, two days of Norovirus and a broken leg. Been sprint-limping to the bathroom every ten minutes since 4am Wednesday, with a cast like some penitential relic. I’m down six pounds + and feel so spiritually cleansed of badness that if I die tonight I'm in with some chance.
There's a slim possibility that Trump learned of a new possibility (heard about the suspected front runner to the papacy), when he attended the funeral of Pope Francis, that the next Pope could be an American for the first time ever...historical magnitude. Thus, it's the reason why Trump trolled the Vatican that he wanted to be the next Pope (American Pope). Today, we now have a first time American Pope Leo who is a Chicago native, born on the tough south-side of Chicago. He's a religious threat to Trump's MAGA domestic agenda and global agenda. Like the Liberal (Red Tory) Mark Carney election victory in Canada, Labor's Anthony Albanese election victory in Australia... In my opinion, Pope Leo was selected to deal with Trump's agenda of wanting a America first at the expense of global stability while he messes with the political landscape abroad in other countries through Elon Musk. In America, I believe a very large portion (90%) of the Conservative Catholics voted for Trump. Pope Leo is now a spear in America and could easily swing that 90% into the opposite direct unless MAGA's evangelicals come out swinging at Pope Leo because he's a threat to their agenda. Elected on just the second day of voting, Pope Leo could become a global rival to the president, one who has the homegrown credibility to sway Catholic Republicans more than his predecessor did and speak with a voice that has a louder boom here in the U.S. - Politico “It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!” Trump posted on Truth Social. Typical Trump behavior, he praised the selection of Pope Leo but I can guarantee he will go on the attack and troll the new Pope as Trump has praised many others before he whispers to others in his inner circle he wants to fire the guy...you're fired. By the way, the Pope was front page/top of the page story on left wing main stream media while prosecution of Trump's enemies and enemies to his agenda were front page/top of the page story on right wing main stream media. This is an example of main stream media differences about what's important to them and I can assure you it's the same in Trump's mind...he's more interest in ensuring he revenge on his enemies stays front center news regardless of what's occurring anywhere else in the world. Simply, Pope Leo is someone that the Trump administration can not fire and not bully...any troll like criticism will only push more conservative Catholics to line up behind Pope Leo XIV (the former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago). wrbtrader