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riversedge

(80,231 posts)
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 07:40 PM Friday

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV humiliates fake Catholic J.D. Vance after he flew all the way to Rome to invite him to America's

No thanks says the Pope.


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BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV humiliates fake Catholic J.D. Vance after he flew all the way to Rome to invite him to America’s 250th anniversary by bluntly rejecting the offer.

The public embarrassments never end with this oaf...

Instead of traveling to the States, Leo will spend July 4th on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a major entry point for migrants entering into Europe from Africa. Rather than engage in Trump's jingoistic celebration of American military might, the pope is calling attention to the very same class of people that this White House spends much of its time demonizing.


The rebuke of the invite is noteworthy because Vance personally invited the pope to the 250th celebration during his visit to Rome last year. This marks yet another instance of Leo snubbing the Trump administration, following soon after he rejected an invitation to join Trump's corrupt "Board of Peace."

Vance likes to make a big show of being a Catholic convert, but everything he does is profoundly out of step with Catholic morality. He's a key member of a regime that's brutalizing migrants on a daily basis and Pope Leo has made defending migrants a cornerstone of his papacy.

Trump has vowed that this July 4th will be "the most spectacular birthday party the world has ever seen" but judging by the deeply embarrassing failure that was his big military parade, our expectations are low. Pope Leo ain't missing much!

Please ❤️ and share if you're a fan of Pope Leo!


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a kennedy

(35,674 posts)
2. Yah, and that fawking Board of Peace??? To join you have to give tRump 1 BILLION in cash!!!!!
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 08:04 PM
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ONE FAWKING BILLION IN CASH???? Seriously?? what the absolute fawk. 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬

dflprincess

(29,272 posts)
10. And, on top of that, didn't Trump just announce he's
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:48 PM
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taking $10 billion in taxpayers funds for this?

Brother Buzz

(39,781 posts)
5. Despite being a White Sox fan, I like him too
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 08:19 PM
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And damnit, the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1 today.

Cha

(317,972 posts)
6. Okay.. I love Pope Leo IV.. 🍀💔☮️🌺🌻🕯️🕊️💜
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 08:25 PM
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Fake "Catholic" Vance is a fucking Monster.. and Pope Leo Knows it!

dflprincess

(29,272 posts)
11. Did Vance do this while he was in Italy for the Olympics
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:49 PM
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or was this a new trip from the U.S. and, if so, what did it cost us?

vapor2

(4,218 posts)
12. Flew to Rome on our tax $$$ like Patel flew to the Olympics for $75K
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:06 PM
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These perks are being abused at our expense

Jacson6

(1,871 posts)
15. There is no such doctrine saying that a Catholic is fake.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:47 PM
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Due to sin or blasphemy. It might be excommunication but they can return to the grace of God by going to confession.


Just sayin...

Joinfortmill

(20,694 posts)
18. With all due respect, you don't need a doctrine to state the obvious.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:00 AM
19 hrs ago

It was a secular statement of fact.

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