Two Popes on Social Media: Navigating the Digital Age

MAGA Loses Its Mind Over Pope Leo XIV

I begin by thanking Denise Oliver Velez for her post regarding newly-selected Pope Leo XIV (former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost) and his mixed Creole and Haitian ancestry. (At this point, I must ask if there is a significant difference between the...

Two Popes on social media: Navigating the digital age

**media[12758]**SPEAKING OUTPope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, has emerged as one of the most digitally engaged pontiffs in history. Before his election, he was an outspoken presence on social media, weighing in on political and social issues that often-sparked debate.Among his key posts: Criticism of US politics – He shared articles critical of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and Vice President JD Vance’s int…

Woke-bashing of the week – MAGA in meltdown over ‘woke Marxist Pope’

It didn’t take long for the MAGA-world to erupt over the election of the new pope. Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is the first American-born leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Though considered more centrist than his predecessor, the late Pope Francis, Leo shares many of Francis’s views, especially on immigration and climate change. He’s also been openly critical of Donald Trump’s policies on immigration. One tweet Prevost previously shared…

Pope Leo XIV expected to be a MAGA agitator

The Vatican knew exactly what it was doing when Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected to replace the late Pope Francis. It gave the world a social justice warrior who would not be silent and would agitate the MAGA…