Pope Leo is the first pontiff to be active on social media prior to his election. Just weeks ago, he retweeted a post critical of the Trump administration’s actions on immigration, particularly its use of an El Salvador prison. The post linked to an article written by Bishop Evelio Menjivar that stated, “More than a few natural-born Americans are saying they do not recognize their country anymore, but many of us from other lands recognize all too well the terror of people being snatched by secret police and disappeared. We left our former countries precisely to get away from it. Yet, too many people are still remaining silent, perhaps out of fear, forgetting that the Holy Spirit gives us the grace of fortitude to boldly speak out for good.”
In February, Pope Leo — then Cardinal Prevost — criticized Vice President J.D. Vance in a social media post, writing, “JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others.”
Together, the posts suggest Pope Leo will continue the stance of Pope Francis on immigration and migration.
On Thursday, Vance and President Trump congratulated the new Pope.
“Congratulations to Leo XIV, the first American Pope, on his election! I’m…
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