"To an outside observer, it seems that at this point, the image of Leo that most of these internet users have cobbled together has ended up more a projection of their own politics than anything else."
"For the first time in history, we can feel confident that the pope understands U.S. partisan politics, that his views can be mapped onto American political values."
"Of course he's anti-MAGA and WOKE, the far-right activist Laura Loomer wrote on X. Another Open Borders Pope. Gross."
"Is your conscience not disturbed? This remark about the Trump administration's deportation illustrates the pope's stance on immigration issues."
With the election of Pope Leo XIV, American Catholics are striving to interpret his potential influence amid their own political leanings. Engaging in extensive examination of his social media and past actions, they projec...
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