Memo to Trump and the Non-Catholic Right: Leo Isn’t Francis, by Peter Wolfgang

By Peter Wolfgang, Catholic Culture, April 14, 2026

Peter Wolfgang is president of Family Institute of Connecticut Action, a Hartford-based advocacy organization whose mission is to encourage and strengthen the family as the foundation of society. His work has appeared in The Hartford Courant, the Waterbury Republican-American, Crisis Magazine, Columbia Magazine, the National Catholic Register, CatholicVote, Catholic World Report, the Stream and Ethika Politika. He lives in Waterbury, Conn., with his wife and their seven children. The views expressed on Catholic Culture are solely his own. See full bio.

President Trump’s post on April 12th attacking Pope Leo, followed by the blasphemous image of himself as Christ, were a tremendous gift to the people who want to kill unborn babies and trans your kids. He should be required to report these posts as an in-kind contribution to the Democratic Party.

Trump says he thought the image portrayed him as a doctor, not Christ. Perhaps the white coat and stethoscope were concealed under the Christ-like robes. At any rate he took down that one, the one that offends both Evangelicals and Catholics. But not the one that offends only Catholics. …

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