Months earlier than Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost grew to become the primary American pope, a social media account below his identify expressed criticism of Vice President JD Vance, sharing an article that referred to as the vp’s interpretation of Christian doctrine “unsuitable.”
The piece, published in The National Catholic Reporter, was a rebuttal to Mr. Vance’s interpretation of a Catholic instructing that he had used to defend the Trump administration’s deportation insurance policies.
The put up on X, which the account shared in February, was one in every of a number of that highlighted articles criticizing the Trump administration’s positions on immigration.
In April, the account below Cardinal Prevost’s identify shared commentary from a Catholic author who requested whether or not President Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador noticed “the struggling” attributable to their immigration insurance policies.
“Is your acutely aware not disturbed?” a Catholic church analyst, Rocco Palmo, wrote. “How will you keep quiet?”
Whereas The New York Instances couldn’t independently affirm whether or not Cardinal Prevost ran the account — or if it was operated by a workers member — the account was linked to a telephone quantity and e-mail tackle believed to be tied to him. Practically all of the posts, which date to 2011, shared articles, statements and feedback made by different church leaders — not by the cardinal himself.
