Why the Trump/Leo Spat is So Exciting for Catholic Anti-Trumpers, by Peter Wolfgang

By Peter Wolfgang, Catholic Culture, April 24, 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.

It’s their big moment. They have been waiting for it for a long time. And they think it may finally be here. I am talking about Catholics who believe Catholic support for Donald Trump to be some sort of abomination.

They come in different shades. The Catholic Left, of course, despises Catholic support for almost any Republican. But Catholic NeverTrumpers affiliated with the pre-Trump GOP have also been against Trump from Day One. Add to these two groups a Catholic segment of Benedict Option (BenOp) enthusiasts who practice a Christian retreat from politics that seems to go beyond what Rod Dreher had in mind. And finally, Catholic former Trumpers, disillusioned by his second administration’s turn on foreign policy and his weakening support for the unborn. …

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