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Rhiannon12866

(256,472 posts)
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 04:50 AM 14 hrs ago

"It's a question of right and wrong": Bishop Mariann Budde on Trump's attacks on Pope Leo - The 11th Hour - MS NOW



Trump is refusing to apologize for his post calling Pope Leo "weak on crime and terrible on foreign policy." This as Trump says a now-deleted post of an AI generated photo of himself as a Christ-like figure was actually him as a doctor.

We discuss the Trump administration's embattled relationship with religion with Bishop of Washington Mariann Budde on The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle. - Aired on 04/13/2026.

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"It's a question of right and wrong": Bishop Mariann Budde on Trump's attacks on Pope Leo - The 11th Hour - MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 14 hrs ago OP
That was really good. Bishop Budde is human and articulate, smart and wise Easterncedar 11 hrs ago #1
An extra kick, too Easterncedar 11 hrs ago #2

Easterncedar

(6,361 posts)
1. That was really good. Bishop Budde is human and articulate, smart and wise
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 07:01 AM
11 hrs ago

What a wonderful response to the administration’s ugly cooption of Christianity.

This bishop and this pope just might save the tattered reputation of their religion.

Thanks, Rhiannon!

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