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Pope Leo's critique of Trump ends honeymoon with conservative Catholics
Pope Leo challenges alignment of Trump’s immigration policies with Church’s pro-life teachings, signaling growing tensions with conservative Catholics since his May 2025 election.
- On Tuesday, Pope Leo criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration stance, questioning if supporting harsh treatment of immigrants aligns with pro-life teachings and ending conservative Catholics' honeymoon.
- Initially, Pope Leo won conservative praise for traditional gestures after his May election by embracing customs shunned by predecessor Pope Francis and avoiding divisive issues in the 1.4 billion-member Church.
- Holding private audiences and approving traditional liturgy signaled engagement with diverse factions as Pope Leo met U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke and Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah and allowed Burke to celebrate a Latin Mass in St. Peter's Basilica later this month.
- The Trump administration publicly pushed back and Karoline Leavitt rejected the characterization of inhumane immigrant treatment, while some conservative commentators and former Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland expressed shock.
- Cardinal Michael Czerny framed Leo's remarks as following St. Paul's instruction to preach amid complex issues, and Elise Allen warned `Is he going to ruffle the feathers of American conservatives at some points? Yes`.
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Pope Leo’s critique of Trump ends honeymoon with conservatives | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
VATICAN CITY >> Pope Leo initially impressed conservative Catholics after his election in May as he embraced traditions shunned by his predecessor Pope Francis and steered clear of hot-button social issues that divided the 1.4 billion-member Church. But his honeymoon with conservatives appears over after he unexpectedly took aim at President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration policies, questioning whether they were in line with the Church’s pr…
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Pope Leo's critique of Trump ends honeymoon with conservative Catholics
"Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life," Leo, the first U.S. pope, told reporters.
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