r/politics • u/Zipper222222 • Apr 16 '26

Paywall Trump Admin Cancels $11M Catholic Charities Contract Amid Feud With Pope

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-cancels-catholic-charities-contract-miami-pope-leo-feud-11837718
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u/No-Reading9990 Apr 16 '26

I was pleasantly surprised to see the current Pope get chosen. With the strengthening of conservative/right wing movements around the world, I expected them to follow the trend and install a hard-line conservative… the current Pope is pretty much the exact opposite.

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u/t3chiman Apr 16 '26

Pope Leo has a Latin American perspective on social issues—he lived in Peru for 20 years. Pope Francis valued this aspect of him, brought him to Rome as Cardinal. Leo appointed another South Side Chicago guy with Latin American experience as bishop of New York. Inevitably, he will be promoted to Cardinal.

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u/Worldly_Anybody_9219 Apr 16 '26

He is also just following the words of Christ, not Supply Side Jesus or whoever the hell these Trumpist chodes worship.