Pope Leo plans to give a virtual address in his hometown of Chicago – at the same time as Trump’s military parade

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pope-leo-address-chicago-trump-parade-b2768103.html

49 comments

  1. As much as I disagree with the idea of the Catholic Church, and their history, the Pope does have a lot of sway among certain groups.

  2. Oh man, between this and the ‘No Kings’ protest marches, Trumpaco is going to be so pissed.

  3. Let’s go Pope! (And I’m not even Catholic.)

  5. Perfect timing. I’m going to stream, let’s boost the numbers!

  10. He’s gonna rip Trump a new one with the Parable of the Deep Dish and the Hungry Stranger.

  11. According to the weather forecast, the Pope blesses the rains down in Washington…

  15. I’m sure all the MAGA Catholics will abandon the Trump parade to watch our church leader speak to them.

    Right…right?

    Oh wait, they think he’s woke for supporting all that Jesus stuff like healing the sick, feeding the hungry, housing the homeless and welcoming foreigners.

  17. It feels pretty deliberate l. Hopefully he has something worth saying.

  18. The last pope got Boehener and Spicer to quit. I’m hoping the new Pope can talk a few our as well.

  20. I’m so glad he’s taking such an active approach in leading Christians in the U.S. The MAGA movement has distorted Christian teachings. I’m glad Pope Leo is there to voice true Christian beliefs.

  21. I turned the lyrics in this Reddit comment into a Rage Against The Machine style song. Check it out 👉🎶 https://youtube.com/shorts/g7sln5GHCyE?si=F8lZAHaZlW6rTY-y🎶🥁

    Pope Leo on the screen, Chi-town on the map,
    Trump’s got tanks rollin’ while the Mass gets claps.
    Two worlds side by side, same moment in time,
    One drops blessings, the other drops rhyme.

    Virtual pulpit from a South Side seat,
    As jet engines echo through D.C. streets.
    One voice calls for peace and grace,
    The other flexes in a power parade space.

    It’s incense or armor, robes or ranks,
    Psalms in the ballpark, bombs in the tanks.
    A crowd sings hymns while a crowd cheers might,
    Two visions lit up on a Saturday night.

    And the Pope? He knows what he’s doing, no doubt,
    Speaking love while the fireworks shout.
    One nation, two channels, tune in and see,
    Which message rings louder — faith or decree ✨📽️🕊️🇺🇸

  22. Not even Catholic and I’m pulling for the pope to get better ratings!

  23. First time I’ve ever agreed with the Catholic Church. I guess hell did freeze over after all.

  27. Everybody is going to be Catholic for a few hours.

  28. I wish half our politicians had this kind of spine. Why do we insist on just letting Trump and his people get away with things?

  29. The passive-aggressive disapproval of Trump while pulling away potential cable views of tumpler is amazing.

  30. Catholic here. The Proud Boy flavor Catholics are gonna be super butthurt about this.

  31. When the Pope schedules beef at 7 but blesses souls by 8 ⛪💥😤

  33. I am not a catholic but the timing of this is perfect. Raining on his parade is perfect,so tell it like it is Pope and remind him he is not God!!!

  34. Unprecedented nationwide political protests and an address from the first American pope.

    If the media chooses to focus instead on the vulgar spectacle in DC, it’ll be ~~clear~~ even clearer what team they’re on.

  35. Not a fan of religion or the papacy in general, but I do love this guy’s style in throwing shade!

  36. The event at Rate field, the White Sox park, sold out in a day iirc. The Sox only sell out during cross town series now a days.

  37. Taylor Swift should schedule a concert on short notice somewhere in Virginia or Maryland for the same day.

  38. I don’t even care about Catholicism but I’ll be streaming this on all my devices just to boost the numbers relative to trumps small pp parade.

  39. Pump the Pope’s numbers, that’s how to really protest

  40. Imagine being a trump loving Christian, and the pope, gods right hand man, his messenger, the holiest man alive in the Christian faith, is working to undermine his birthday.

    These people love trump more than jesus

  42. It’s the little snubs like this that really get under that orange skin. Love this!

  45. I’m an atheist, but I’d much rather watch Pope Leo than the parade.

  47. Oh my god I cannot WAIT for my MAGA Catholic parents to watch this fallout. Really going to prove whose side they are on…

  48. How do I stream this for free? I have a few “Catholics” I would like to send the link to. Feigned ignorance can be fun.

  49. I’m not religious but will watch the pope just to help increase the ratings to make Taco angry.

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