
The President vs the Pope: How Trump's 'holy war' is stoking old rivalries
From Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Published 4/21/2026

From Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Published 4/21/2026
Trump's AI-generated image of himself as the Pope has drawn harsh criticism. He also called the Pope “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” in a Truth Social post. What does Trump gain from these bizarre allusions to Christianity?Are MAGA’s Christian nationalists tearing open long held…