Trump and Leo XIV: here’s what the gutter hacks defending Trump won’t tell you

It is now on everyone’s lips: Donald Trump has publicly attacked Pope Leo XIV, and the debate has flared between those who condemn him and those who seek to justify him.

Silere non possum has reconstructed the entire affair in detail. But what really lies behind this clash? Trump has accused the Pope of being “weak on crime”, of playing into the hands of the radical left, and he has even claimed credit for his election. These are statements that are not only false, but which also reveal a complete misunderstanding of what the Catholic Church is, of its nature and of its mission.

As we have written, this is not a case of mere political criticism: it is an attempt to publicly humiliate the head of one of the oldest spiritual institutions in human civilisation, using the language of digital bullying - contemptuous, arrogant and deceitful. A language which, when adopted by the most powerful man in the world, does not remain confined to social media: it is legitimised, normalised, and becomes a model. Leo XIV, meanwhile, has not stooped to reply. He has chosen restraint, composure, a sovereign silence - that form of moral authority which shouting power can neither understand nor tolerate.

But the silence of the press, of diplomacy and of civil society cannot be the same. Today, the Director reflects on all this in this video. Watch it and leave a comment, offering your contribution to the debate.