Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

White House Rejects Pope Leo XIV’s Palm Sunday Rebuke — Sparking a MAGA Meltdown

The pope quoted Isaiah 1:15 on Palm Sunday. The White House press secretary responded with patriotic platitudes — and MAGA media piled on.

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Christopher Hale
Mar 30, 2026
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Dear friends —

On Palm Sunday, Pope Leo XIV stood before tens of thousands in St. Peter’s Square and quoted the prophet Isaiah directly at the warmakers: “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood.”

By Monday, the White House had rejected him, and a coordinated MAGA meltdown was underway — with conservative commen…

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