Pope Francis was widely considered one of the most progressive popes in modern history.

Just hours after the death of Pope Francis, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia posted on X, formerly Twitter, “Today there were major shifts in global leaderships. Evil is being defeated by the hand of God.”

Previously, Greene, a staunch ally of Donald Trump, has drawn significant criticism for her remarks about the Catholic Church, particularly for accusing it of being run by “Satan” and supporting policies she views as harmful, such as aiding undocumented immigrants. In a 2022 interview, she claimed that the Church’s charitable work in helping migrants amounted to “Satan controlling the church,” which sparked backlash from Catholic leaders and organizations.

  • Botzo@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    “Catholics aren’t Christians” was a common phrase evangelicals used throughout my childhood.

    Yeah…

    • SpikesOtherDog@ani.social
      5·
      1 day ago

      I got that a lot, and it is a dividing factor within the republican party. I understand​ very that the Catholic Church has hurt people and not been honest about addressing the pronoun. That said, I feel like Americans should be using the existing Christian Evangelical values being pushed on us to suggesting Catholic leadership of the country, Catholic prayer/sacraments in school, ???. I believe it will force the Catholic Church out of the Republican party.