Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

The MAGA Meltdown: Trump's Team Launches Anti-Catholic Assault on Pope Leo

In a coordinated attack on the Vicar of Christ, MAGA rabble-rousers condemn Pope Leo XIV as a "woke Marxist heretic."

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Christopher Hale
Oct 02, 2025
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In a conversation about an award for Sen. Dick Durbin’s immigrant advocacy, Pope Leo XIV reminded the world that a genuinely pro‑life witness cannot be reduced to an anti‑abortion slogan.

He noted that someone who opposes abortion yet champions the death penalty or cheers the “inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States” cannot claim to be pro‑…

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