“Holy Tweets, Batman! Pope Leo XIV’s Social Media Roasts of Trump and Vance Have MAGA Fuming”
In a divine twist of irony, the Vatican’s new American pope, Leo XIV (né Robert Prevost), has entered the papacy with a digital paper trail sharper than St. Peter’s sword—and MAGA world is not handling it with grace. The Chicago-born pontiff, who once moonlighted as a math teacher and missionary, spent his pre-papal years quietly dunking on Trump and Vance via retweets, proving that even men of God can’t resist a good subtweet .
The Sermon According to X (Formerly Twitter)
Leo’s greatest hits include:
- A February 2025 repost of an article titled “JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others”—a clapback to Vance’s claim that Christians should prioritize family over migrants. The theological burn was so severe, historians are calling it the “Vatican III Council of Drag” .
- An April 2025 critique of Trump and El Salvador’s president for laughing about the wrongful deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Leo’s repost asked, “Is your conscience not disturbed?”—a question MAGA influencers are still trying to spell correctly .
- A 2015 retweet of Cardinal Dolan’s op-ed slamming Trump’s “anti-immigrant rhetoric.” Ten years later, Trump celebrated Leo’s election as a “great honor for our country”—proof that irony is truly dead and buried in Mar-a-Lago’s rose garden .
MAGA’s Meltdown: From ‘Marxist Puppet’ to AI-Pope Fanfic
Conservatives, ever the bastions of chill, reacted with their trademark nuance:
- Laura Loomer dubbed Leo a “WOKE MARXIST POPE” (because nothing says “radical leftist” like opposing family separations and gun violence) .
- Rick Santorum whined that Leo didn’t give his first address in English, as if the Holy Spirit subtitles weren’t available on Vatican+ .
- Trump himself, who recently posted an AI-generated image of himself as pope, now insists he’s “very happy” about Leo’s election. The cognitive dissonance is so thick, you could build a cathedral with it .
Meanwhile, Vance—who met Pope Francis hours before his death—congratulated Leo with all the sincerity of a man who just realized his theology homework was graded by the new teacher he mocked .
The Papal Plot Thickens: What’s Next?
Leo XIV’s papacy is shaping up to be a “Choose Your Own Adventure” for the Church:
- Will he bless the gays? Unlikely—his views align with conservative doctrine, but his immigration stance already has conservatives crossing themselves in panic .
- Will Trump demand a papal debate? Odds are 50/50, depending on whether Fox News can book the Sistine Chapel for prime time .
- Will Leo drop a surprise encyclical titled ‘Y’all Need Jesus’? The people (and this writer) demand it.
One thing’s certain: The first American pope is already the most entertaining since Joan of Arc trended on medieval Twitter. Habemus drama.
(P.S. Vatican PR team: We’d like to request a livestream of the first Trump-Leo meeting. We’ll bring popcorn and holy water.).
