Why pick the first American Pope now? Daniel Greenfield has proposed Cardinal Robert Prevost was made Pope Leo XIV as a counterweight to President Trump.
This from frontpagemag.com.
Daniel Greenfield explained his rationale for what he believes is the new pope as a counter to the undeniable strength of President Trump:
– There has been little ambiguity about the new pope’s politics and less about the overall agenda.
– Pope Francis had all but rigged the process to assure another radical successor.
– President Trump’s return represents an ongoing institutional crisis. The ideological battleground is going to be the border and Prevost has been chosen to lead the response in the largest sense possible.
– Choosing an American Pope is supposed to raise the stakes and elevate a leader with the stature to rally opposition to Trump and more specifically to his immigration policies by invoking the familiar tropes about the need for welcoming in every single migrant.
– This is less about the long-term future and more about the next four years.
Final thoughts: Take from this what you may. Bottom line—Whether Pope Leo XIV is a purposeful counter to President Trump, the Catholic Church seemingly has not gained a counter to the communist Pope Francis. Time will tell. Meanwhile Catholics will continue praying the communist pope has been properly replaced with conservatism.
