US President Donald Trump has triggered violent criticism with a AI-generated AI-generated picture of himself as a Pope. Even the new York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a confidant of the President, criticized the campaign.
“It wasn’t a good thing,” said Dolan according to the newspaper The Republic in Rome. Trump left a bad impression. Dolan and Trump have been close for years. The cardinal also kept prayer for both inaugurates. Trump had spoken out for Dolan as the future Pope.
Bishop demands sorry
The Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, Thomas Paprocki, said more clearly. He asked X An apology from Trump. The picture is a deep insult to Catholics. This applies all the more as “we still mourn the death of Pope Francis and pray for the leadership of the Holy Spirit for the choice of our new Pope”.
The representation of the Bishops of New York State had previously positioned itself. “There is nothing clever or funny in this picture, Mr. President,” wrote the New York State Catholic Conference on Saturday on X. “We have just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to choose a new successor”. “Don’t make fun of us.”
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Further
Trump posted the picture on Friday in his online service Truth Social. The https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1918502592335724809 the picture also shared. On Instagram, tens of thousands commented on the picture as “disrespectful and insensitive”.
With white soutaneous, a golden cross around the neck and a papal crown as a headgear, the US president can be seen on a throne-like armchair. In the robe and with the insignia of the Pontifex and with a serious look, he stretches the index finger of the right hand.
A few days earlier, the US President had joked that he would like to become the next head of the Catholic Church himself. “That would be my first choice,” he replied to the question of journalists who, in his opinion, should be elected to the next Pope at the conclave in the Sistine chapel in the Sistine chapel in the Sistine Chapel in the Sistine Chapel. Trump then explained that he had no clear preference, but the conservative New York cardinal and opponent Timothy Dolan was “very good”.
Francis criticized Trump
Around 20 percent of US citizens are Catholic Christians. Surveys last November showed that around 60 percent of Catholics voted for Trump in the presidential election. The US President describes himself as a Christian, but sees no Christian denomination.
The late Pontifex Francis was critical of Trump. As a result of Trump’s announcement during his first term (2017–2021) of wanting to build a border wall in Mexico, Francis said: “If you only want to build walls and no bridges, is not a Christian.”
The conclave of the cardinals entitled to vote begins on May 7th. 133 cardinals decide in a secret choice about the successor of the Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday.
