Perhaps you saw Donald Trump’s dumb picture of himself as a divine healer, before he deleted it, and then said he just meant to show himself as a Red Cross doctor or something. Here is the image he posted:
Maybe you also saw his insane little rant about the Pope, which he apparently stands by.
Bishop Robert Barron, the founder of Word on Fire Media who serves (and I do mean “serves”) on Trump’s “Religious Liberty Commission,” did see it, and he responded. Here is Bishop Barron’s response post on Twitter:
Barron wasn’t the only one who thinks Trump should apologize. Lots of Catholics, and others, including the President of of Iran?? were horrified and offended that he would say and share such things.
Not me! I don’t care. It’s all dumb and ridiculous and yes, I guess it’s offensive, although my capacity to be offended has been worn down to a mere grease spot these days.
What I do care about is why this, a stupid little social media post calling names and being dumb, is what finally stirred Bishop Barron out of his long, comfortable slumber and spurred him to make a statement (sandwiched in between some bootlicking). This? This is what finally gave his conscience a little twinge?
The Pope doesn’t want or need an apology for the president being disrespectful, I guarantee you. It’s the kind of thing Trump posts all the time, and always has. It doesn’t matter.
What does matter is what Trump DOES.
So I wonder, Bishop Barron. Should Trump apologize for bombing a girls’ school?
Should he apologize for referring to our fellow children of God as “animals,” “garbage,” and “people with bad genes?” Should he apologize for sharing an AI video of himself dumping liquid shit on the heads of American citizens?
Should he apologize for yanking funds away from USAID, consigning thousands of utterly innocent people to death, while pouring torrents of money into wars of choice, vanity projects, and of course golf?
Should he apologize for gleefully cramming countless human beings into a man-made hell without even the pretense of a trial?
I could go on. Bishop Barron, though, is apparently pacing himself, saving his dissent for the crimes that will really echo through the halls of eternity: A post on social media.
Social media matters because it amplifies opinions and shapes people’s worldview. But when that worldview and those opinions are already being translated, in real time, every day, into real life acts of terror and destruction and wholesale degradation of the entire country, only a fool cares what someone posts on social media. Only a fool adjusts his collar and asks for a Truth Social apology when the real world is in flames.
An insult on social media post isn’t the worst part of what Trump has done, your excellency. The worst part is everything else.
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This is why I always read your work. I need constant reminders that religious conservatives are not actually all awful hypocrites. This was brilliant. Thank you!!!!
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Thank you Simcha, and praying for your health.
Once again, mic drop.
You’re absolutely right, and well said, Simcha. I still find the number of Catholics (and other Christians) who minimize or dissect Trump’s tweets in order to completely defang them (“I mean, when Trump said he would destroy their civilization, he didn’t mean he would attack civilians — just all of their infrastructure and resources”) so disheartening.
Hit the ball out of the park. Hell yes. Thank you Simcha.
I’m afraid the Bishop is a lost cause, seduced by the passing winds of temporary fame and closeness to worldly power. It’s so sad to see. But I knew this when he made that post about Charlie Kirk being a hero. It’s not ok to celebrate someone’s violent death, but it’s also NOT ok to valorize someone who used his platform to spread hate and division.
It’s insane just the sheer magnitude of what Trump has gotten away with it. The things you listed aren’t even close to the sum total! The way his name appears over a million times in the Epstein files (not an exaggeration, this was said by a congressman who was given access to the unredacted version of the files), the way he’s pardoned actual criminals and accepted bribes and used the office of president to line his own pockets.
And mind you it’s been less than a year and a half into his term!
Of course, you’re right. But the whole schmear gets at the importance of leadership. And there couldn’t be a more striking contrast between the type of leadership offered by our current president and the current Pope.
I am not a practicing Catholic, but I can’t help but find myself moved by the stances the Church is taking right now, just as I can’t help but find myself sickened by Trump’s rants and policies — which are still too much to take in.
I know that some Christians (including some Catholics) have expressed notions about Trump being empowered by God. There’s so many reasons I can’t take that literally. On the other hand, I find that Trump’s antics and his cruelties are driving me to take my responsibility as a citizen and member of civil society more seriously. I also find myself coding a lot of impressions in religious (Catholic tinged) terms. At a protest this Saturday, I was discussing die hard Trump supporters with an avowed Christian. I heard myself (sincerely?) saying that I did not hate them, and that they were among the types of people that the Jesus of the Gospels wanted to reach out to. (But I never did feel like I understood what was mean by “poor in spirit” in that one Gospel, either) I also said that while I didn’t hate aggressive Trumpers, I don’t have to passively put up with any of their shit talk either.
Writing this prompted me to quiz ChatGPT about the meaning of “poor in spirit.” It insisted that the phrase referred to those, who through (or despite) suffering and deprivation, cultivate a deeper sense of empathy. And it traced some of the usage of the Hebrew term “anawim” as it is used in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). Matthew used “ptōchoi tō pneumati (πτωχοὶ τῷ πνεύματι)” — but the machine insists that this was a Greek translation of the Hebrew “anawim” with its long train of commentary and context. The human reality is that suffering and deprivation are just as (if not more) likely to stifle empathy, humility, and even curiosity. I wonder what Jesus would say?
Definitely the raping.
This is excellent – thank you!
Thank you for articulating so well what I was feeling!
Magnificently said–thank you.
Thank you for this Simcha. I have always admired and respected Bishop Barron, but I’m really sorry to see how he is sucking up to Trump in the midst of asking him to apologize.