Catholic Church doesn’t heart Trump White House

Pope Francis

Not that I put much weight on what the Pope and his acolytes have to say generally, but their political and cultural standing in the US means these remarks are sure to bring some schadenfreude from Trump & co.:

An explosive article written by two close associates of Pope Francis has accused Steve Bannon, the chief White House strategist, of espousing an “apocalyptic geopolitics” whose roots are “not too far apart” from that of Islamist extremism.

The article in La Civiltà Cattolica, which is vetted by the Vatican before publication, lays out a scathing critique of “evangelical fundamentalism” in the US, arguing that, on issues ranging from climate change to “migrants and Muslims”, proponents of the ideology have adopted a twisted reading of scripture and the Old Testament that promotes conflict and war above all else.

There’s a lot more, and every inch of it is likely to get beneath Trump’s skin. One may remember how he sputtered with rage when Pope Francis commented last year that his penchant for walls and deporting immigrants was “not Christian”.

I got my popcorn ready.

(via @religionnews)