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riversedge

(80,224 posts)
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 07:40 PM 15 hrs ago

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!

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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 (Original Post) riversedge 15 hrs ago OP
Pity that Leo could not just dump the scum in the catacombs! niyad 15 hrs ago #1
Yah, and that fawking Board of Peace??? To join you have to give tRump 1 BILLION in cash!!!!! a kennedy 15 hrs ago #2
I thought it was $2 billion. ananda 14 hrs ago #9
And, on top of that, didn't Trump just announce he's dflprincess 13 hrs ago #10
YES but he may have to use that money to pay us for the illegal tariffs vapor2 13 hrs ago #13
I am really liking this Pope. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #3
Despite being a White Sox fan, I like him too Brother Buzz 14 hrs ago #5
Lol. sheshe2 14 hrs ago #8
That Leo's a pip! ananda 12 hrs ago #14
Leo's a lion. Vance is a J.D. N/T usonian 15 hrs ago #4
Okay.. I love Pope Leo IV.. 🍀💔☮️🌺🌻🕯️🕊️💜 Cha 14 hrs ago #6
What a bizarre invitation. Raven123 14 hrs ago #7
Did Vance do this while he was in Italy for the Olympics dflprincess 13 hrs ago #11
Flew to Rome on our tax $$$ like Patel flew to the Olympics for $75K vapor2 13 hrs ago #12
Money is no object! sheshe2 11 hrs ago #16
There is no such doctrine saying that a Catholic is fake. Jacson6 12 hrs ago #15
With all due respect, you don't need a doctrine to state the obvious. Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago #18
Pope Leo rocks! If it can be said that Popes rock. Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago #17

a kennedy

(35,666 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
15 hrs ago

ONE FAWKING BILLION IN CASH???? Seriously?? what the absolute fawk. 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬

dflprincess

(29,271 posts)
10. And, on top of that, didn't Trump just announce he's
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:48 PM
13 hrs ago

taking $10 billion in taxpayers funds for this?

Brother Buzz

(39,776 posts)
5. Despite being a White Sox fan, I like him too
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 08:19 PM
14 hrs ago

And damnit, the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1 today.

Cha

(317,949 posts)
6. Okay.. I love Pope Leo IV.. 🍀💔☮️🌺🌻🕯️🕊️💜
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 08:25 PM
14 hrs ago

Fake "Catholic" Vance is a fucking Monster.. and Pope Leo Knows it!

dflprincess

(29,271 posts)
11. Did Vance do this while he was in Italy for the Olympics
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:49 PM
13 hrs ago

or was this a new trip from the U.S. and, if so, what did it cost us?

vapor2

(4,215 posts)
12. Flew to Rome on our tax $$$ like Patel flew to the Olympics for $75K
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:06 PM
13 hrs ago

These perks are being abused at our expense

Jacson6

(1,866 posts)
15. There is no such doctrine saying that a Catholic is fake.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:47 PM
12 hrs ago

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

(20,681 posts)
18. With all due respect, you don't need a doctrine to state the obvious.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:00 AM
4 hrs ago

It was a secular statement of fact.

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