Trump accuses Catholics “mocked” after posting the picture of himself as a Pope Donald Trump

Donald Trump was accused of mocking the election of a new leader of the Catholic Church after publishing an artificial intelligence of himself as a Pope on social media.

The picture, which was shared on Friday evening on Trump's truth side and the official X account of the White House, brought the eyebrows in the Vatican, which after the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26th was still the official mourning.

With Trump in a white cassock, a golden crucifix pendant and a miter hat or the hat of Bishop and with his index finger, which was directed towards the sky, the picture was the topic of several questions during the daily conclave letter of the Vatican on Saturday.

It came when Cardinals from all over the world gathered in front of the conclave in Rome, the secret election process to choose a new leader of the 1.4 billion Catholic church, and just a few days after Trump joked, he would be “pope”.

Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said the picture was shameful. “This is a picture that insults the believers, insults institutions and shows that the leader of the right world likes to drive around,” he wrote about X.

In the United States, the New York State Catholic Conference, which represents the state's bishops, accused Trump of Spott.

“This picture has nothing clever or funny, Mr. President,” they wrote. “We have just buried our beloved Pope Francis, and the cardinals will just enter a solemn conclave to choose a new successor to St. Peter. We didn't mock us.”

Italian and Spanish news complained about its bad taste and said it was insulting because the time of official grief was still in progress. Italy's left -wing La Repubblica also showed the picture on his homepage on Saturday with a comment in which Trump accused the “pathological megalomania”.

The press spokesman for the White House, Karoline Leavitt, asked to react to criticism, said that Trump was “a convinced champion for Catholics and religious freedom”.

Trump, who is not a Catholic and does not take part in the church regularly, accepted Pope Francis in Rome eight days ago.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Trump, stacked what the Catholic leaders of the New York Spötti had called.

“I was excited to hear that President Trump is open to the idea of ​​being the next Pope. This would really be a candidate for dark horse, but I would ask the papal conclave and the Catholic believers to keep open to this opportunity!” He wrote about X. “The first combination of Pope-US president has many altitude grass. I am observed after white smoke. Trump mmxxviii!”

Jack Posobiec, a prominent right -wing extremist influencer and Trump allied, who recently participated in a Catholic prayer event in the Trumps Florida Resort in March, also defended the president.

“I am Catholic. We all made jokes about the upcoming papal choice all week. It means sense for humor,” he wrote about X.