Pope Leo XIV’s social networks offer an overview of his policy

Nowadays, even the traces of Holy Leave social media.

THE New pope The online footprint was quickly dissected a few minutes after being elected at the head of the Catholic church, causing a mixed reaction of some to the right.

Before him cradleAMe Pope Leo XIVCardinal Robert Prevost has sometimes published on social networks, including certain messages that seemed to criticize President Donald Trump and vice-president JD Vance and their world vision.

Its most recent activity on X came in mid-April, when He shared a message on his account of a Catholic commentator who called Trump and the president of Salvador Nayib Bukele for having laughed Expulsion of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from Maryland. The message linked to an article published by the standard Catholic newspaper, in which Bishop Evelio Menjivar asked Catholics on Abrego Garcia: “Isn’t your conscience disturbed?” How can you remain silent? “

In February, Prévost Published links to the stories that criticized Vance, including one of the National Catholic Reporter. Prevost repeated the title on X: “Jd vance is false: Jesus does not ask us to classify our love for others. “” In the articleThe writer refuted Vance’s claim in an interview with Fox News that Christians give priority to people who love them close to them before those of other countries.

Reached the comment Thursday, the White House directed NBC News to an article on X by Vance.

Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019 and met with Pope Francis the day before his death, congratulated Prévost to have been elected first American pope.

“I am sure that millions of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for his work managed to direct the Church. May God bless him!” he wrote on x.

Trump too congratulated. “It is such an honor to realize that it is the first American pope,” he wrote on Truth Social.

“What excitement, and what great honor for our country. I can’t wait to meet Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very significant moment! ”

Other republiers of the PREVOST X account suggested that it supports the protection of immigrants, reducing armed violence and fight climate change.

The day after the mass shooting in Las Vegas in October 2017, Prevost shared a position by senator Chris Murphy, D-Conn.,, That said: “To my colleagues: your cowardice of acting cannot be laundered with lime by thoughts and prayers. None of this ends if we do something to stop it.”

Also in 2017, Prevost republished someone who was entirely immigrants who came to Unity STates illegally as a childknown as dreamers.

“I am with #dreamers and all the people working towards an immigration system that is fair, fair and moral. #DeFendDaca #Daca,” said the post.

In a few hours, his account X had added more than 200,000 subscribers.

However, the new pope was not a prolific poster – and a large part of what he shared was a fairly standard Catholic rate – therefore his publications on social networks do not give a complete image of all his political opinions.

Some conservative commentators have already seized the messages and comments from PREVOST.

Laura Loomer, an extreme right commentator and Closehas published a series of publications describing Leo’s policy. “Just another Marxist puppet in the Vatican”, ” She wrote.

Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was more neutral in his reaction to the prevost elections.

“Let’s just say, not so great tweets to have a certain desire for open borders. We will see a little how it is on it. Also a few things by George Floyd of which I am not too crazy,” he said in a video on x. “But overall, it seems that he is a pro-life warrior. There is still a lot to learn this pope, but I hope he will be an ardent defender of strong borders. And for sovereignty.”

In 2020, Prevost Republished tweets Offer prayers and A support message for Floydwhose murder of a Minneapolis police officer led to A national calculation on racial relations and police services.

Other Republicans, such as former President George W. Bush, have had more positive reactions. Bush said in a press release that it was a “historic and hopeful moment for Catholics in America and for the faithful around the world”.

Former President Joe Biden, a democrat and only the second Catholic to be elected to the White House, also Support expressed for the new Pope on X: “Habemus Papam – May God bless Pope Leo XIV from Illinois. Jill and I congratulate him and wish him success.”