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MAGA is Upset About Pope Leo's Response to Kirk Assasination​

Through a spokesperson, Leo said he's praying for Kirk and his family and is concerned about political violence in the United States and elsewhere.

From https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/maga-is-upset-about-pope-leos-response

Pope Leo XIV’s words after Charlie Kirk’s assassination were diplomatic: through the United States Ambassador to the Holy See, he offered prayers for the family, sorrow over political violence, and a warning against rhetoric that deepens polarization.

That register satisfied Rome’s playbook — and left parts of MAGA cold.

One of the sharpest critiques came from conservative commentator Damian Thompson, who called the Vatican’s reaction “grossly inadequate,” singling out Cardinal Parolin.

The grievance is straightforward: in a moment, MAGA leaders framed as ideological terrorism, they wanted moral thunder, not measured balm.

Context matters.

From day one of Leo’s pontificate, MAGA figures questioned his instincts, pointing to past social posts and interviews they read as “liberal” on immigration and race.

Charlie Kirk himself set that expectation the day Leo was elected, saying he hoped the new pope would be “strong on borders and for sovereignty,” and later knocking Leo’s past George Floyd–related retweets as propaganda.

He even suggested that the cardinals elected an American pope to offer an “open border leader” to contrast Donald Trump.
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Those markers became the lens through which the right judged Leo’s statement after Kirk’s killing: if the pope’s priors skew toward reconciliation and migrants’ dignity, he’ll never sound like them on culture war flashpoints.

The Vatican, for its part, did speak — formally and fast by Holy See standards — confirming Leo was praying for Kirk’s widow and children and decrying political violence. Mainstream wires and Catholic outlets carried that line.

But for MAGA commentators, the content (condolences and a call to lower the temperature) read like equivocation, not clarity.

They wanted explicit attribution of ideological blame and a tougher register about domestic extremism — the kind of language Trump-aligned officials used as they mobilized a broader crackdown on those who mocked or minimized Kirk’s death.

Against that backdrop, Leo’s pastoral tone sounded to critics like a refusal to name the enemy.

Some are especially angry that Leo hasn’t addressed the issue directly, instead relying on American officials and the Vatican spokesperson.

If Pope Leo continues emphasizing reconciliation and de-escalation while MAGA leaders escalate their rhetorical and policy response to Kirk’s murder, expect the gap to widen: Rome will keep playing level-headed priest; MAGA will keep demanding a combatant.
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I won't bother saying that the "radical left' did not take out Kirk because they don't and won't listen to anyone down there...

...however, I will say they are more deeply unpopular than they will ever admit, their economy is in a self made shitehole that effects everyone there, Kirk's untimely death did not give them any meaningful boost in the polls and anti-fascism covers a far wider spectrum than just the left, radical or otherwise. So I wouldn't keep poking at that hornet's nest if I was them. And to put that mildly.
 
The United States rolls out the red carpet in New York for the founder of Al Qaeda in Syria and co-founder of ISIS, two weeks after the 911 anniversary.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1970398850088345703
"Stop this terrorist! We need him for regime change in Syria."

You literally can't make this stuff up. On Monday, the United States welcomed Abu Mohammad al-Jolani (AKA Al-Sharaa) in New York ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Who is Al-Jolani? He is the de facto leader of Syria, who has an interesting history. Al-Jolani co-founded ISIS in Iraq with Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, where he was responsible for the deaths of American soldiers as well as assorted acts of terrorism, before Iranian General Soleimani drove ISIS out of Iraq. In Syria, Al-Jolani founded the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda (Al Nusra). Al-Jolani praised 911 and pledged allegiance to Ayman al-Zawahiri, who assumed leadership of Al Qaeda after the death of bin Laden. He is a literal ISIS head-chopper. As recently as January, the US State Department had a $10 million bounty on his head, and this week, he is being feted in New York, where he will have a bilateral meeting with Donald Trump on the sidelines of UNGA this week. And of course, all of this is being treated as completely normal. I bet most of you haven't heard of this on the news. Just last week, Kash Patel was pointing his finger at Canada as a source of known terrorists entering the United States. As I said, you can't make this up.
 
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EBT said:
I bet most of you haven't heard of this on the news.
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I'm pretty sure anybody paying attention to the news in even the smallest way was aware that this guy became the President of Syria in December/January when his forces toppled Assad's government. It was quite controversial at the time whether Western governments would recognize him, but they all decided the best path forward was to re-establish ties and treat him as the legitimate leader (not de facto leader) of Syria. So he's at the United Nations.
 
evandyk said:
I'm pretty sure anybody paying attention to the news in even the smallest way was aware that this guy became the President of Syria in December/January when his forces toppled Assad's government. It was quite controversial at the time whether Western governments would recognize him, but they all decided the best path forward was to re-establish ties and treat him as the legitimate leader (not de facto leader) of Syria. So he's at the United Nations.
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It's pretty hilarious that they refused to issue a VISA to Palestinian Authority president Abbas on 'national security grounds', yet are welcoming a guy who they still have a 10million bounty on.
 
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