The pope and Trump are feuding. Why does it matter?

The pope and Trump are feuding. Why does it matter?

The open feud between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has plunged the country into a novel phenomenon, marking a new low for the Vatican’s relationship with the United States. There are many firsts of the Trump-Leo feud. It features the first American pope, born in Chicago; the U.S.’s first Catholic vice president, JD Vance, who backed Trump against the Vatican on Tuesday, despite tying his faith to his political identity and writing a b…