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B.See

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Fri May 9, 2025, 11:47 PM May 9

'MAGA is very angry': Conservative strategist says new pope is in far right's 'crosshairs' [View all]

'MAGA is very angry': Conservative strategist says new pope is in far right's 'crosshairs' - Rawstory

The new pope is a balanced papal leader with a biblical message, but that hasn't stopped MAGA allies from being enraged about him being elected, a conservative political consultant said on Friday.

Rick Wilson, a consistent thorn in the side of Donald Trump, wrote leading up to the weekend that "MAGA hates the woke pope."

"Pope Leo — lately Cardinal Robert Prevost — was one of the types of cardinals in the crosshairs of a MAGA opposition research and smear campaign to disqualify moderate and progressive cardinals for the Papacy. (I heard about this effort six or seven years ago and counseled a potential vendor to stay far, far away. I heard it was later rebooted after it leaked under another organization.)," Wilson wrote. "They wanted a MAGA Pope, a cardinal in a red baseball cap willing to turn the Church of Rome into one more echo chamber."

"The fact that Leo is an American from Chicago makes them more furious," he noted. "He understands our politics and culture in a way no other candidate for the Papacy would have, and this frightens MAGA TradCath types who wanted a Trump ally in the Vatican."


If being an American from Chicago makes 'em mad, wait 'til they find out he's of Creole ancestry. E la ba.
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Aww, an election Elon wasn't able to fix for them. tanyev May 9 #1
Exactly! SheltieLover May 10 #4
MAGAMAD, I like the sound of that. Bit cavemanish. NoMoreRepugs May 9 #2
MAGASLAG Celerity May 10 #3
Trashy, much? Joinfortmill May 10 #24
No kidding. calimary May 10 #28
I would be willing to bet a lot of money that Donny has never grabbed a woman that looked like them. tanyev May 10 #42
That's part of the MAGAt self-delusion. They think Trump actually likes them, cares about them. Celerity May 10 #43
Eww. 2MuchNoise May 10 #44
I'm intrigued about Pope Leo's ancestry and would love for Finding Your Roots to be a future feature. Deuxcents May 10 #5
Hopefully our more excitable friends will bear this in mind-- he's a good man, but he's responsible to... Hekate May 10 #6
Well, if MAGA hates him, then he must be doing something right. calimary May 10 #29
That's kind of my take! Hekate May 10 #36
These maga idiots amuse me LetMyPeopleVote May 10 #7
LOL.. already with the Cool Memes! Cha May 10 #14
These magats are a very small thing compared to the GenThePerservering May 10 #8
Amen & Hallelujah! Cha May 10 #12
You and me too, sister, speak easy May 10 #30
That's Right, Brah! Cha May 10 #32
2016 BS - when I faltered you never gave up, speak easy May 10 #35
Aww, Mahalo . speak easy.. Cha May 10 #38
Well said! calimary May 10 #27
I grew up in Chicago in a very Catholic neighborhood, boonecreek May 10 #9
oh no...the rcc has never been attacked before... ret5hd May 10 #10
Fuck the Fascist Magat "Crosshairs"...This Cha May 10 #11
Careful, speak easy May 10 #31
Eh.... I thought about it, but Cha May 10 #34
Maga people are evil piecs of garbage Trueblue1968 May 10 #13
In the crosshairs wryter2000 May 10 #15
They don't hate the Pope, they hate his Jesus RainCaster May 10 #16
Bingo! BoRaGard May 10 #45
GOOD Skittles May 10 #17
Good what makes them angry I'm all for. I'm not catholic, but one of my new mottos will be "Be a Leo the XIV." PortTack May 10 #18
to hell with all of them! trusty elf May 10 #19
Surprise, surprise, they hate that he's not "conservatively correct". Fuck'em. JHB May 10 #20
American Catholics are Protestants Prairie Gates May 10 #21
Woke AF Aviation Pro May 10 #22
This is so insane. We need to keep pushing back before it gets scary. Joinfortmill May 10 #23
Yes INDEED!!! calimary May 10 #26
Nothing upsets Republican Jesus Old Crank May 10 #25
They're always angry about everything. Fuck every last one of them. kysrsoze May 10 #33
No death threats yet? BidenRocks May 10 #37
Interesting that you should cite that. no_hypocrisy May 10 #41
There is very little the MAGATs can do Norbert May 10 #39
MAGAs are so consumed with hatred and violence they want to destroy a new pope. Irish_Dem May 10 #40
Thoughts and prayers, maga. 2MuchNoise May 10 #46
We need the Swiss Guard in the US... AntiFascist May 10 #47
Delighted to see them attack "christian values" JoseBalow May 10 #48
These attacks by these idiots are so sad that they make me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 10 #49
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