Pope Francis embodied moral clarity and empathy. Then came along Donald Trump. | Letters

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Pope Francis had a unique ability at linking seemingly disparate issues such as social justice, worker’s rights, the plight of immigrants and the poor, and the economy with the increasingly devastating threats of a changing climate. Having published encyclicals on climate change, he drew a moral throughline between these issues by stating that the concern for the natural world is no longer “‘optional’ but is an integral part of the Church teaching on social justice.”

He called for swift and unified global action but always remained hopeful that governments would do the right thing. Then came President Donald Trump.

Trump’s attendance at the Pope’s funeral is a direct insult to Francis’s legacy. Trump’s first 100 days in office reveal a glaring lack of empathy for the struggles of ordinary Americans let alone “care for our common home” that Pope Francis devoted his entire life to.

Defunding research on science, ignoring the rule of law, indiscriminately firing federal workers, slashing funding for Head Start, decimating USAID or depriving people of due process protections does not align with Christian moral values, values Trump pretended to embody by going to the Pope’s funeral. Shameful.

Sam Breidenbach, Madison

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/readers/2025/05/01/pope-francis-funeral-trump/83378601007/

Unfortunately, Pope Francis' concern with "social justice" did not extend to the rampant pedophilia in the Catholic Church, nor did he cash in one penny of the billions of dollars worth of stolen art and artifacts that the Vatican sits on to help the poor.  Just the usual bullshit and lies from Catholics who believe that they are better than others.  Disgusting "religion."