Far-left Democratic member of Congress and Roman Catholic Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) went on a berserk rant on MSNBC after the new pope, an American who took the name Leo XIV, was chosen, demanding that Pople Leo XIV denounce President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, particularly on the issue of immigration policy.
That came when Pelosi appeared on Friday, May 9, on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports” with the eponymous host, Christ Jansing, and insisted that the newly chosen Pope Leo XIV must speak out against President Donald Trump’s campaign of mass deportations of illegal immigrants. She did not address why the pope must side with the gang members the president has so far focused on deporting.
Former Speaker of the House Pelosi’s comments on the matter came in response to comments made by Chris Jansing, who kicked it off by noting that Leo XIV, before becoming pope, had filled his social media feed with anti-Trump, pro-immigrant posts, Jansing began, “His social media was busy prior to becoming pope and is getting attention. It includes a post he shared just last month from a Catholic commentator who called out Trump and the president of El Salvador for laughing about the deportation of Rodrigo Garcia.”
Continuing, Jansing noted, “And then in February, he also reposted an article from the National Catholic Reporter that was titled JD Vance is wrong, Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others. He was responding to the VP’s assertion that care for the rest of the world came in last after family, neighbor, community, and fellow citizens.”
Concluding, and finally getting to her question, Jansing asked Pelosi, “This new pope is said to be acutely aware of conditions forcing migration of the vulnerabilities of migrants. Do you think that at this moment, when so many people are looking to him, he could be impactful as a moral and ethical voice on that issue that we’re dealing with when so many people are being mass deported or fear it?”
Responding, Pelosi said that she “certainly” hopes Pope Leo XIV will speak out against the Trump policy, as he has already made it clear what his stance on the issue of deportations is. She said, “Well, I certainly hope so. And I, from his comments previous to being elected the pope, he has made clear what his values and his view of all of that is.”
Continuing, Pelosi said that in that case, with the pope critiquing Trump, it would be important to listen to religious leaders like him, a stance she did not take regarding Pope Francis’s opinions on gay marriage, for example. She said, “It is important, it is really important for us to listen to the words, both of our elected officials, when they say what they say about ranking people and their importance and our religious leaders.”
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Concluding, Pelosi commented on the new pope’s background within the Roman Catholic church, though without explaining why it was important. She said, “Now, let me just say one thing more about his holiness. He is — you know, he’s from the Augustinian Order, which he headed and all the rest. So St. Augustine is special to him.”
Watch her here:
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