During the morning of this Sunday, May 4, the Catholic Conference located in the state of New York directly accused the president of the United States, Donald Trump, “To make fun of faith”, after the Republican president published an image of his dressed as dad that has gone viral on social networks.
The image of the New York tycoon was made with the help of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and shows Trump with a white cassock, a miter (the badge of a bishop) and a golden cross, where it seems that the president is about to give a blessing, because he has the arm inclined to the shoulder height and the raised index finger.
“This image has nothing ingenious, or funny, Mr. President. We just built our beloved Pope Francis And the cardinals are about to enter a conclave Solemn to choose the new successor of San Pedro. Do not make fun of us, “added the conference of the Catholic group in a publication of the social network X.
In addition to Trump’s publication, while the Catholic Church awaits the incoClave inco that will take place next Wednesday May 7also coincided with the statements of the Republican, who suggested During the funeral of Pope Francis that he would be “a very good option to occupy the throne of San Pedro.”
The criticism that unleashed Trump’s image as Pope
The New York Catholic Conference was not the only one that criticized Donald Trump publicly, because the American cardinal Timothy Dolan He also mentioned that the image of the president dressed as Pope “has not been well,” according to his statements in Rome, three days after the conclave begins in the Vatican.
“Nothing has been well. As they would say in Italian, ‘fa fatto a brutta figure‘, the president has been very bad and gives a bad impression, “said he also archbishop In New York, Timothy Dolan, before the media in Italy after arriving at the Church of Our Lady Guadalupe in Rome, for Sunday Mass.
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So far, American Timothy Dolan, one of the 133 attendees To the conclave and who President Donald Trump himself described as “very good option” as successor of Pope Francis, he has been the only cardinal present in Rome, Italy who has criticized publicly The photo of the Republican president with the White Sotana.
Given this situation, the United States vice president, the Catholic JD Vance, He has come out in Trump’s defense and mentioned that this image made with artificial intelligence was a harmless joke: “As a general rule, it does not bother me that people Tell jokes, But not to start wars that kill my compatriots, “he added.
For its part, the Italian minister Matteo Renziof trend progressivealso criticized the publication of President Donald Trump: “This is an image that offends believers, insults institutions and demonstrates that the world leader of the world of right Enjoy doing antics“He said on social networks.
Also, the press secretary at the White House, Karoline LeavittHe said that “President Donald Trump traveled to Italy to pay tribute to Pope Francis and attend his funeral, and has been a firm defender of the Catholics and of the Religious freedom In the United States “, so this image should not be considered as a mockery.
Us Cardinal Timothy Dolan Said That President Donald Trump’s Posting of An Ai-Geneled Photo Showing Himself As The Pope ‘Wasn’t Good’ But Declined To Say Whether The White House Should Apologize https://t.co/J57W6C1S0C pic.twitter.com/wwym35WSHQ
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