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MAGA Rages Against ‘Woke Pope’

4 min readMay 13, 2025

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While Christians around the world were excited at the announcement of Pope Leo XIV's ascension as the leader of the Catholic Church, one group gnashed its teeth in anger.

Pope Leo’s ascension was met with howls of rage from the MAGA cult.

Many of them claim to be Christians, but they worship President Donald Trump. As ridiculous as it seems, they see him as being next to God.

“Trump supports Jesus, and without Jesus, America will fall,” said Kimberly Vaughn of Florence, Kentucky, who attended a 2024 Trump rally, according to the Associated Press.

St. Donald Over The Pope

I guess they ignored the financial corruption, materialism, racism, white nationalism, adultery, and lusting after his daughter!

MAGA cultists were angered at the new pope because they saw him as a social justice warrior, as if that’s a bad thing. Pope Leo is a former Augustinian father, and much of his ministry…

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Manny Otiko writes about race, politics and sports. He has been published in Salon and LA Weekly. Follow him at @mannyotiko.bsky.social