JD Vance could have ‘blessed’ Pope Francis’s successor, but is it returned?
JD Vance may have announced his support for Pope Leo XIV when taking the mantle from Pope Francis but that in no way means the feeling is two-way.
On May 8 it was announced that Cardinal Robert Prevost would be assuming the miter and would lead the Church in place of Pope Francis upon his departure last month.
The 69 year old –a American by origin- whose papal name is Pope Leo XIV, is the first to be elected pope, an American.
And even the patriot the news was greeted with open arms, our US president Donald Trump and vice president JD Vance even, though POTUS did at a first try to joke about being in the line of succession next.
But is the respect and praise one-sided? Well, with JD Vance, Leo really hasn’t held back for that matter.
The newly elected pope appears to have taken up his pen against Vance on Twitter by retweeting an op ed by National Catholic Reporter titled: “Jesus is wrong: he doesn’t expect us to order our love for others”.
The article followed speech Vance gave to Fox News in February where he said: There can be a Christian concept, which is love family, love your neighbor, love your community, love your fellow citizens, after that, prioritize the world left.
Many of the far left have totally inverted that.
Although Pope Leo revealed the comments made about Vance, vice president ventured his support for America’s first pope in a post on twitter the same day the announcement was being made official.
Vance tweeted: Congrats to Leo XIV, first American Pope, God bless you! I am sure millions of American Catholics (and other Christians) will pray for a successful effort in leading the Church. May God bless him!”
It’s the same with Trump signing on to Truth Social to also stamp his support as he writes; Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has just been named Pope, has our congratulations. It is such a privilege to realize that he is the first American Pope.
What excitement and what a Great Honor for our own country.
Pope Leo XIV is what I look forward to meeting. It will be a very significant moment!”
Trump even made his comments in the face of multiple posts – and there are actually quite a few – that Leo has made criticizing his policies.