Trump reacts inappropriately to Pope Francis's death – "Normal people don't say that"

The West Trump reacts inappropriately to Pope Francis's death – "Normal people don't say that" Marcel Görmann • 2 hours • 2 minutes reading time A world-historic event – ​​and Donald Trump is doing Trump things again! Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Just one day before his death, Trump's vice president, JD Vance, visited the Vatican and met with the Pope. Recently, there has been friction between Rome and Washington. Meanwhile, there is speculation that Donald Trump wants to influence the upcoming election of a successor. He wants this successor to be less politically inconvenient for him. But his reaction to the death announcement from the Vatican has also been criticized. Trump's reaction causes head-shaking Trump announced online that he and his wife Melania are looking forward to traveling to Rome for Pope Francis's funeral. Many in the US, too, find this remark quite inappropriate and inappropriate. Among other things, online sources say that "normal people" don't express themselves like that. At an Easter event with children at the White House, Trump also thanked Catholics in the US who had "very strongly supported" him in the election. Trump continued: "We love you all and are with you." He felt very strongly for them because they loved the Pope. In the US, about one in five people is Catholic. In fact, Pope Francis recently openly criticized the Trump administration's migration policy and mass deportations. This sparked controversy. Church historian Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hubert Wolf, for example, told Der Spiegel that the public expression of grief in the White House appears to lack authenticity. "Trump is probably glad that Francis is gone," Wolf said. Successor to Pope Francis: Will the White House be involved? However, the Catholic Church expert does not believe that Trump can influence the election of the next pope. Wolf, speaking to Der Spiegel, said: "Fortunately, his faction in the College of Cardinals isn't large enough to determine the election. While there are some hardliners, Catholicism in the US is deeply divided between liberal and fundamentalist groups. This further diminishes their influence." For example, US hardliner Cardinal Raymond Burke was an outspoken critic. A man Trump would likely prefer to see at the center of power in the Catholic Church.