As I think most of you know part of trump's recent screed against the Pope included the accusation he..

[berg80]

........among other things, is weak on crime.

Trump Attacks Pope Leo as Too Liberal and ‘Weak on Crime’​

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/us/politics/trump-attacks-pope-leo.html

Aside from the bizarre nature of that particular charge against a Pope, there's this.

Trump administration moves to toss remaining Jan. 6 convictions, clearing Proud Boys and Oath Keepers​

The Trump administration moved Tuesday to clear some of the last remaining convictions related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as some still stood following President Donald Trump's mass pardons last year.

The filing, submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by the office of the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, asks the court to “vacate” the convictions of four members of the Proud Boys: Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola.

Trump administration moves to toss remaining Jan. 6 convictions, clearing Proud Boys and Oath Keepers

The filing asks an appeals court to vacate the convictions of four members of the Proud Boys who acted violently during the Jan. 6 riot.

www.nbcnews.com

How any self-respecting member of the DoJ could be party to this disgrace is beyond my comprehension. Cuz, you know,...........

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter to plead guilty in child sexual abuse case, adding to pattern​

It’s been quite difficult to keep up with the number of pardoned Jan. 6 rioters who have run into fresh trouble with the law, even after receiving clemency from Donald Trump, in large part because the list keeps growing. NBC News reported on the latest in an ugly series:

Another Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump will plead guilty in a separate case involving child exploitation of multiple victims, according to federal court records.

David Daniel has reached a plea agreement in connection with a pending charge of sexual exploitation of a minor and possessing sexually explicit images of children in federal court in the Western District of North Carolina.

Daniel was first arrested in 2023 for his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, and he ultimately admitted he assaulted law enforcement personnel during the attack. He was among the many to receive a Trump pardon anyway.

But as the NBC News report added, as part of the probe into Daniel’s role in the pro-Trump riot, investigators also uncovered evidence of child sexual abuse and filed charges, and now Daniel is prepared to plead guilty.

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter to plead guilty in child sexual abuse case, adding to pattern

Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 rioters were already indefensible. As many of them run into fresh trouble with the law, the move continues to look even worse.

www.ms.now

The hypocrisy is the least egregious aspect of Don's accusation against the Pope. Because some of the violent criminals trump has pardoned, being weak on crime, have gone on to commit more crimes.

 

[Mac1958]

........among other things, is weak on crime.

"Weak on crime" is a charge you usually hear during election seasons. Trump only speaks in terms of partisan politics. The flock places Trump and partisan politics above their religion. It doesn't even occur to them that ANY Pope would be against war and bloodshed, because they're so consumed by their politics.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Leo is a left wing Democrat.
He doesn't accept that America is a sovereign country with a border and immigration laws.
He has been coached by the racist demagogue David Axelrod.

 

[Meister]

Wow! You have two entirely different rants against Trump.
Pick one and expound on it. The pope should stay out of politics.
David/Joshua/Gideon all have something in common.
Funny the pope ignored those facts.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

The pope should stay out of politics.

Jesus sure did.

 

[Meister]

Jesus sure did.

And God waged war.

 

[Blaster]

Pope Leo's brother is a MAGA Republican.

 

[berg80]

Wow! You have two entirely different rants against Trump.
Pick one and expound on it. The pope should stay out of politics.
David/Joshua/Gideon all have something in common.
Funny the pope ignored those facts.

Does trump's indiscriminate pardons of violent criminals, because they broke the law on his behalf, really need to be expounded on? Unless there was a rigorous process each criminal went thru before being released to ensure the likelihood of them committing another violent crime was very low why shouldn't trump be held liable? If not criminally then civilly.

 

[berg80]

The pope should stay out of politics.

Nonsense. It's a Pope's moral duty to speak out against atrocities.

 

[ElmerMudd]

Leo is a left wing Democrat.
He doesn't accept that America is a sovereign country with a border and immigration laws.
He has been coached by the racist demagogue David Axelrod.

God cannot be happy the way Trump and MAGA are using "god" as a political football in attempt to solidify support for Trump, not God.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Nonsense. It's a Pope's moral duty to speak out against atrocities.

Did he ever speak out about the Oct 7 Muslim attack on Israel, our the Ayatollah mass murder of protesters?

 

[Hollie]

"Weak on crime" is a charge you usually hear during election seasons. Trump only speaks in terms of partisan politics. The flock places Trump and partisan politics above their religion. It doesn't even occur to them that ANY Pope would be against war and bloodshed, because they're so consumed by their politics.

The Pope is preaching from a protected, restrictive enclave. Has the Pope ever addressed his being against the rape and pillage that defines so much of the history of Catholicism?

 

[d0gbreath]

I'm way weaker on crime than Pope Leo could ever be. The only person to exceed me is DJT.

 

[Leo123]

Nonsense. It's a Pope's moral duty to speak out against atrocities.

I don’t recall him saying anything about the October 7 slaughter, Or the hundreds of people hung from cranes in Iran for just being dissidents did you hear anything about that?

 

[ElmerMudd]

Did he ever speak out about the Oct 7 Muslim attack on Israel, our the Ayatollah mass murder of protesters?

First of all, Leo was not the Pope on Oct 13, 2023. It does not surprise me that you don't know that.
Pope Francis reacted strongly to the Hamas attack on Isreal. I am not surprised you did not know that.
Pope Francis’ response
condemned Hamas’ attack and terrorism
Affirmed Israel’s right to defend itself
Warned against harming civilians in Gaza
Pushed strongly for peace and dialogue instead of escalation

 

[berg80]

I don’t recall him saying anything about the October 7 slaughter, Or the hundreds of people hung from cranes in Iran for just being dissidents did you hear anything about that?

Pope again condemns October 7 Hamas assault, expresses concern for Gaza​

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/pope-again-condemns-october-7-hamas-assault-expresses-concern-for-gaza/

Pope Francis did.

So, what about trump pardoning violent criminals?

In February, for example, a different pardoned Jan. 6 rioter was convicted in Florida of child molestation and exposing himself to children. (The man, Andrew Paul Johnson, attempted to bribe one of his victims by saying the administration would send him money as part of restitution for those who attacked the Capitol.)

One week earlier, another pardoned rioter, Christopher Moynihan, who was arrested after allegedly threatening to assassinate House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated harassment as part of a plea agreement.

Last fall, Robert Keith Packer, a pardoned Jan. 6 criminal best known for wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt inside the Capitol, was arrested in a dog bite incident. That came on the heels of another pardoned Jan. 6 criminal being convicted on child pornography charges. Two weeks earlier, another pardoned Jan. 6 rioter was convicted of plotting to kill FBI agents.

They have plenty of company. Zachary Jordan Alam, months after receiving a Jan. 6 pardon, was convicted in connection with a home invasion. Andrew Taake, weeks after receiving a Jan. 6 pardon, pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor. Emily Hernandez, weeks after receiving a Jan. 6 pardon, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for driving while drunk and killing a passenger in another car.

 

[ElmerMudd]

Did he ever speak out about the Oct 7 Muslim attack on Israel, our the Ayatollah mass murder of protesters?

You know very little about politics or religion. What is your educational background.

Educate yourself before you say stupid stuff.

 

[sealybobo]

Leo is a left wing Democrat.
He doesn't accept that America is a sovereign country with a border and immigration laws.
He has been coached by the racist demagogue David Axelrod.

You are right. Leo clearly doesn't understand. Did you hear what he just said? Pope Leo XIV has delivered striking remarks in Cameroon, condemning global leaders who, he said, are "ravaging the world" by spending billions on war.

Billions?

As of April 2026, President Trump has proposed a record $1.5 trillion in total defense-related funding for the upcoming fiscal year, marking a more than 40% increase over previous spending.

Billions? Try Trillions.

 

[berg80]

This thread is headed for the file in trumple's filing cabinet marked, "Memory hole. Do not open."

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Pope Leo's brother is a MAGA Republican.

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Hmmmmmmmmm.............................................

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