Washington – Days before the Cardinate appointed to gather for Papal Conclave To choose the next president of the Catholic Church, President Donald Trump apparently published a picture of artificial intelligence depicting himself as the Pope.
The image, which was published on Friday and enlarged by the White House, did not sit well with a group of Catholics, who moved to social media during the weekend to condemn the image.
The president said: “There is nothing smart or funny in this picture, sir.” X account For the New York Catholic State Conference, which represents the bishops in the country who work in public policy initiatives.
“We have just buried the beloved Pope Francis, and the crushing is about to enter an official tour to elect a new successor to Saint Peter,” the publication continued, referring to the first Pope. “Do not make fun of us.”
The image, which appears to be created by artificial intelligence, depicts the president in the White Catholic Regalia, similar to what Francis wore and his jails. In the photo, the president also wore a large cross -cut necklace and sat in a golden accent chair.
Trump posted the picture to Truth Social on Friday evening, and pumped the White House published on X shortly after.
“The picture was not good”. Doulan added in Italian that the image made a file Bad impression.
Doulan will be among more than 100 Cardinal who gather in the Vatican starting from May 7 to elect the new Pope.
Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, a Trump critic, said in A. After x The image published by the President “offends the believers and the identity institutions, and it shows that the global right leader has a clown,” according to the interpretation of Google’s translation.
James Martin, a Jesus priest who works as an editor in the American American Magazine magazine Published to X “Although I find this deep attack, I will assume that Mr. Trump means this frankly.”
Martin added: “But imagine glowing anger, rapid condemnation, and individual and joint protests from the American bishop if this was done by Joe Biden or Barack Obama,” Martin added.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday afternoon.
But Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, Weighs On the controversy. He responded to a post from Bill Kristol, the editor -in -chief of Blueck and the Director of Defense for Democracy, who put a sign of Vans and asked whether he was “fine with this respect and ridicule of the Holy Father.”
“As a rule, I am fine with people who tell jokes and not fine with the start of people who started stupid wars killing thousands of citizens.”
the The Associated Press also mentioned White House press secretary Caroline Levitte responded to criticism, saying: “President Trump flew to Italy to pay his respect for Pope Francis and attend his funeral, and he was a strong hero of Catholics and religious freedom.”
Last week, Trump also joked that he wanted to be the successor of Pope Francis.
“I would like to be the Pope. This will be my first choice,” Trump told reporters.
Francis He died on April 21 From stroke, coma and “collapse of hearts”, according to L. death certificate Issued by the Vatican. It was 88.
