Just hours after the Vatican confirmed the death of Pope Francis, U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene ignited a firestorm with a controversial post on X (formerly Twitter), accusing Catholic bishops of being “controlled by Satan.”
“Today, there were major shifts in global leadership,” Greene wrote. “Evil is being defeated by the hand of God.”
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Her remarks came while the Catholic Church was still in mourning, triggering swift backlash. The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights quickly condemned Greene’s comments and urged the House Ethics Committee to take action, according to OK! Magazine.
Unfazed, Greene doubled down on April 30. She blasted Catholic League President William Donohue for filing a complaint and demanded an apology, reigniting her long-standing feud with Church leadership.
“I stopped attending mass when I became a mother,” Greene said in a statement. “I could not trust the Church leadership to protect my children from pedophiles.”
Clarifying her controversial remarks, she added, “It’s the church leadership I was referring to when I invoked the Devil. Just so we’re clear, bishops, when I said ‘controlled by Satan,’ I wasn’t talking about the Catholic Church. I was talking about you.”
This isn’t Greene’s first run-in with Catholic leaders. In 2022, she drew criticism for suggesting that the Church’s efforts to help migrants reflected “Satan controlling the church.”
As Greene stirs controversy, the Vatican is focused on transition. With Pope Francis’ death, Catholic cardinals announced that the papal conclave will begin on May 7. This sacred and secretive process will determine the next leader of the global Catholic Church.
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While the Church prepares for this solemn event, some U.S. political figures used the moment to joke. Former President Donald Trump quipped outside the White House, “I’d like to be pope… that would be my number one choice.” He later praised New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan, though Reuters reported Dolan isn’t among the top contenders.
Senator Lindsey Graham chimed in humorously, posting, “This would truly be a dark horse candidate,” and called on the conclave to “keep an open mind.” He ended with a cheeky nod to Trump 2028: “Trump MMXXVIII! Watching for white smoke…”
As tensions flare and jokes fly, the Church moves forward in choosing its next spiritual leader behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel.
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