Paula White comparing the president to Jesus was met with applause.
The Pope calling for peace and ending the war was met with condemnation.
Beware of any Christian movement that measures loyalty to God by loyalty to the president.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church on Just War Doctrine.
New post from Pope Leo: "God's heart is torn apart by wars, violence, injustice and lies. But our Father's heart is not with the wicked, the arrogant, or the proud. God's heart is with the little ones and the humble."
Trump as pope.
Trump on a mission from God.
Trump as gold statue.
Seems like a good time to remind everyone that he posted these too:
For the first time, three of America's most influential cardinals and archbishops agreed to a joint interview, sharing their candid take on war in Iran, immigration, and the future of the Catholic Church. Sunday on 60 Minutes. 60Minutes.com
23 people could stop this genocidal war criminal. That’s it. 23.
20 Republican senators and 3 republican reps in the house and he’d be out of politics forever. But they won’t.
They’re addicted to power. A drug so strong they’d rather see a civilization die than give it up.
NOW: B52 bombers are literally in the air on their way to Iran and hundreds of thousands of Iranians are in the streets waving flags and surrounding bridges & power plants.
Difficult to imagine this has any precedent in modern warfare.
(🎥 Al Jazeera)
Learn to sit back and observe
Oman receiving revenue for doing nothing
We’re not angry with the people with whom we disagree. We’re afraid of them. And we’ve stopped seeing their humanity. Bcuz of fear. Do you agree? @hopenotfearproject.bsky.social
Hopenotfearproject.org. A short snippet from our conversation in Columbus, OH.👇 iframe.mediadelivery.net/embed/483639...
It's pretty shocking and frankly downright blasphemous to see Bishop Barron celebrating Christian Nationalism in the White House during Holy Week. Even worse, Bishop Barron went on three different podcasts this week and said that Pope Leo's statements about "just war" were not referring to Iran.
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Christ of Saint John of the Cross, 1951. Oil on canvas.
Christian nationalism sees war as holy and empathy as toxic. This should tell you everything you need to know about the movement.
From Catholic News Service:
1st station: "Every person in authority will have to answer to God for the way they exercise their power." Jesus says, "whatever you do to another human being, especially to the small & vulnerable, you do unto me. And it is to me that you will one day give an account."
Every person who dies in ICE custody, every person killed by American bombs, every person executed, every person who dies because of poverty is Christ crucified.
And on this evening we weep and mourn because of their suffering and deaths, and we remember that our salvation is bound to them.
Trump is calling for a record $1.5T defense budget.
Roughly half of this spending will go to private contractors, many of whom routinely price-gouge the government.
Reminder that Don Jr. and Eric Trump are big investors in drone companies looking to obtain defense contracts.
See the problem?
"This is clearly the week when the costs of the war are so exponentially larger than the benefits," David Brooks says. "Russia is now getting all this revenue. Iran is getting all this revenue. The European economy and the world economies are in crisis. NATO is in shreds." https://to.pbs.org/41QYWDO
In complete silence, Pope Leo lies prostrate in St. Peter’s Basilica as the Good Friday Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord begins.
Pope Leo at Chrism Mass: “The imperialist occupation of the world is disrupted from within; the violence that until now has been the law is unmasked. The poor, imprisoned, rejected Messiah descends into the darkness of death, and brings a new creation to light.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
It's a GREAT title! I could almost fill in the rest of the article myself...
An upcoming article?
I heard that story, too, grateful that I could be exposed to that perspective as well. Thanks, @npr.org
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla paid just 4.9% of their profits in federal corporate taxes in 2025.
They have seen their collective tax bill drop by $95B thanks to two rounds of Trump tax cuts.
Meanwhile, they've laid off thousands of workers.
Trickle-down economics was always a scam.
Offered by one of the best, from one of the best schools!
Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."
Keep in mind that Pete Hegseth's reported Pentagon spending spree happened just months after Trump and Republicans made devastating cuts to the social safety net in exchange for huge tax cuts for the rich.
And defense spending may soon hit a record $1.5 trillion.
Priorities.
Don't go to restaurants that use AI.
The U.S. war on Iran is now estimated to cost $1 billion per day. Meanwhile Americans are told there’s no money for healthcare, hospitals, or basic social programs.
Trump wants to distract from the failing economy, ICE murders, and his corruption scandals
Netanyahu wants to distract from the Gaza genocide, West Bank settler attacks, and his own corruption scandals.
Both are using the same playbook: wage war to blot out everything else.
