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Miles Archer

(23,609 posts)
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 07:56 PM Monday

Vance: Vatican "should stick to the church and let the president stick to DICTATING AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY."

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
JD Vance advises the Vatican to stay out of US politics

JD Vance advises the Vatican to stay out of US politics

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-13T22:30:15.397Z


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Vance: Vatican "should stick to the church and let the president stick to DICTATING AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY." (Original Post) Miles Archer Monday OP
Hey JD moonscape Monday #1
People breaking all of the commandments every day is the Pope's business. Irish_Dem Monday #2
HA! Vance is forced to admit there's a valid and abiding no_hypocrisy Monday #3
Not only that he admitted trump was a dictator Lifeafter70 Monday #28
Just as soon as the Trump Administration stops trying to dictate Christianity. tanyev Monday #4
He's killed before. Iggo Monday #5
Good, keep your religion out of public JBTaurus83 Monday #6
Yes; Trump is a DICK TATER! Chasstev365 Monday #7
A Tater Tot, according to Stormy Daniels. 3catwoman3 Monday #29
Traitor Tot. ColoringFool Monday #36
🤣 Chasstev365 Yesterday #38
Vance converts to Protestantism live on televsion Prairie Gates Monday #8
I actually expect him to JBTaurus83 Monday #12
"Caring about people is not political" Deuxcents Monday #9
Hey, JD, go read the Constitution again. Did you sleep through Con Law at Yale? Ocelot II Monday #10
Right, so whenever abortion rights come up for discussion DFW Monday #11
+1 dalton99a Monday #21
Gee, look at who now believes in the separation of church and state... regnaD kciN Monday #13
Peace is the church's business. BlueNProud Monday #14
They are ruining the world and the world isnt Johonny Monday #15
VD Jance is such a CINO. ananda Monday #16
I thought it meant Christian in name only. efhmc Monday #19
Same thing. ananda Monday #20
He isn't even a holiday catholic Lifeafter70 Monday #30
"Dictating?" efhmc Monday #17
We do not want him dictating or playing the role of dictator. waterwatcher123 Monday #18
Then get that fucking Christian Nationalism out too Blue Owl Monday #22
And he says nothing when hick preachers talk about policy. Kingofalldems Monday #23
So no religious freedom for the Pope? Raven123 Monday #24
HEY Vance.. Fuck the DICTATOR & Cha Monday #25
J.D. FUCK OFF. spanone Monday #26
I'm not a religious person but.... Skittles Monday #27
He is Renew Deal Monday #33
"Dictating" is a most interesting choice of vocabulary. 3catwoman3 Monday #31
The problem is that the US government decided to cross the religious line Renew Deal Monday #32
J D "Maybe it's Maybelline" Vance MW67 Monday #34
Vance is more like... purr-rat beauty Monday #35
JD "converting" to Catholicism. sop Monday #37
He thought it would benefit him politically. Sequoia Yesterday #41
Dictating malaise Yesterday #39
Coming from a regime that intervenes in everybody else's politics... Eugene Yesterday #40

no_hypocrisy

(55,045 posts)
3. HA! Vance is forced to admit there's a valid and abiding
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 07:59 PM
Monday
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

Thanks JD! Your hypocrisy is priceless!

Lifeafter70

(1,113 posts)
28. Not only that he admitted trump was a dictator
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 09:05 PM
Monday

I know I know I took it out of context.
But it works for me.

JBTaurus83

(1,518 posts)
12. I actually expect him to
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 08:13 PM
Monday

He will do anything to become the nominee, and I can’t see how remaining a Catholic is going to be feasible for him.

Ocelot II

(130,782 posts)
10. Hey, JD, go read the Constitution again. Did you sleep through Con Law at Yale?
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 08:09 PM
Monday

The president's job is not to dictate policy. The president's job, per the Constitution, is to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" (Article II, Section 3). Those laws arise from the people via their Article I representatives. And if the president has started a war because he felt like it and innocent people are getting killed, the Pope certainly can, and should, use his voice as (supposedly) God's messenger to speak out against the violence and the killing. God isn't cool with war in general, never mind what Pete Kegbreath says.

DFW

(60,309 posts)
11. Right, so whenever abortion rights come up for discussion
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 08:11 PM
Monday

The clergy in general, and Catholics in particular, should keep their mouths shut, right?

“Except when…..” coming in 5…..4….3…..2….1…..

Johonny

(26,316 posts)
15. They are ruining the world and the world isnt
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 08:23 PM
Monday

Happy about it, so Vance is going to have to eat the shit he crapped.

Cha

(319,443 posts)
25. HEY Vance.. Fuck the DICTATOR &
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 09:00 PM
Monday

the little mouthpiece Cockroach telling Pope Leo the XIV what to do.



Skittles

(172,070 posts)
27. I'm not a religious person but....
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 09:05 PM
Monday

when the Pope comments on WAR I think he IS commenting on MORALITY

Renew Deal

(85,254 posts)
33. He is
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 09:13 PM
Monday

Vance knew he screwed that one up. Also, threatening to destroy a civilization is well within the Pope’s scope.

Renew Deal

(85,254 posts)
32. The problem is that the US government decided to cross the religious line
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 09:12 PM
Monday

With all of the religious justifications for the war and Old Testament quotes to support “lethality.”

Keep religion out of foreign policy and maybe religion will have a smaller role.

That said, the ending civilization comments are a war crime and my understanding is that they may also be a sin.

MW67

(196 posts)
34. J D "Maybe it's Maybelline" Vance
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 09:15 PM
Monday

Trying to tell the Pope to stay in his lane, how very rich, the laughing stock of the world leadership

Sequoia

(12,762 posts)
41. He thought it would benefit him politically.
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 10:36 AM
Yesterday

And remember what happened after he forced a visit with the last Pope. Despicable phony.

Eugene

(67,156 posts)
40. Coming from a regime that intervenes in everybody else's politics...
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 10:19 AM
Yesterday

An unlawful war that is disrupting the entire world is everybody's business.

And Shady, crimes done in Christ's name are morality issues.

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