It was not good – in this way the American Cardinal Timothy Dolan talks about graphics on which you can see the American president depicted as the Pope. The cardinal did not answer the question whether the White House should apologize to offended Catholics.
Key facts:
- Donald Trump was recently asked by journalists who in his opinion should become a new pope. He replied with a smile that he would like to take this office. The White House published graphics, which is a reference to his words.
- The BBC said that the spokesman for the Vatican Matteo Bruni refused to answer the questions about Trump's entry.
- On Wednesday, May 7, the conclave is to start to choose the successor of Pope Francis.
Dolan, Archbishop of New York, was asked by journalists about The already loud entry On the occasion of the mass he celebrated in one of the Roman churches a few days before the beginning of the conclave. “It wasn't good,” Dolan said before the mass. He added that he hoped that Donald Trump “had nothing to do with it”
Asked if he felt offended, Dolan replied: – You know, it just wasn't good.
Then, going to Italian, he said it was “Brutta Figura”. This is a colloquial expression meaning something embarrassing or compromising.
After the mass, asked if the post should be removed and whether Trump or the White House should apologize, Dolan answered in Italian: “Who knows?” – And he refused to comment.
Trump as a pope
On Friday night (around 4.30 am Polish time) president USA Donald Trump published on his Truth Social platform the graphics generated by artificial intelligencewhich presents him with the Golden Cross, dressed in a white papal cassock and myth. The character of Trump, sitting on a gold -plated throne, has his right hand raised.
This was a clear reference to the words of Trump from Tuesday, when asked by journalists who in his opinion should be a successor Pope FrancisHe replied with a smile: – I would like to be a pope. That would be my number one choice.
As BBC notes, graphics – which was also made available by the official profile of the White House on social media – published, “when Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis, who died on April 21, and prepare to choose the next pope.”
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The BBC said that the spokesman Vatican Matteo Bruni refused to answer the questions about Trump's entry that appeared during the Saturday press conference. However, the New York Catholic Conference took the floor on platform X.
“There is nothing wise or funny in this picture, Mr. President. We just buried our beloved Pope Francis, and the cardinals are going to enter the solemn conclave to choose the new successor of St. Peter. Do not mock us” – it was written.
Author/author: BŻ/Kab
Source: PAP
Source of the main photo: truthsocial.com/@realdonaldtrump