Donald Trump He did not delay in setting aside the other commitments on the agenda and to announce that next Saturday he will be to Funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican. His Vice President JD Vance He was even among the latest personalities to meet the Pope before his death.
“Melania And I will go to Funeral of Pope Francisin Rome. We can’t wait to be there! », The US president wrote on his social network emphatically Truth. And among the other world leaders who will be present for the occasion in San Pietro squareTrump could not miss his participation, for two main reasons: on the one hand, the mass support had for his re -election from the American Catholic base. On the other for a vision of perspective: to make his feel ‘Attention’ Of US Super-Potenza leader To whom will have to elect, soon, the successor of Bergoglio. Keeping in mind that the United States they can count on 10 Cardinal Voterseven if positioned on non -homogeneous sides.
It is not a secret that the Pontificate of Francesco It was a sort of thorn in the side for the line ofTrump Administration. The criticismeven heavy, are flanked by Argentine Pope: starting from the consideration that a leader who wants erect walls against migrants “It is not a Christian”, on the contrary, it is “against life», Even if the latter judgment of Francis did not spare the democratic candidate and former vice president Kamala Harris For its openings pro-abortion.
A pontiff ‘globalist’, anti-western and paladin of South of the world and gods poor of each continent as Bergoglio He never went to genius to Nationalist and ultra-nationalist Trumpwhich now would love a change in front of him more favorable also in Vatican. There Letter of last February to the Bishops of the United Statesin which the Pope said that “deport people to harm dignity of entire families “and invited to build bridges Not “walls of ignominia», He left his mark, opening one clash in the light of the sun. And both for the good internal performance and to avoid international frictionsthe tycoon would prefer to avoid others in the future ‘accidents’ of this kind.
Also his team Elon Musk He will be in the Vatican for the last farewell to Francesco, but his work alongside Trump goes to the expiration: it is difficult to think for the Conclave to blatant interventions such as those in favor ofAFD in Germany and generally the formations of ultra-right in Europe. But one underground pressure ofEntourage of Trump To bring up to the Soglio di Pietro a welcome candidate is already in fact, also through themedia archipelago manned by American Catholicism more conservative.
«There is an even wider attempt, a longer -term project: the one they are building looks up to next century», He says toHANDLE the historian of Christianity Massimo Faggioliprofessor at Villanova Universityin Pennsylvaniarecent author of ‘From God to Trump’. «It is a political project, including intellectual, to reconstruct a Catholicism ‘in the American’ – explains -. May have an influence on Conclavebut represents a candiestype financial, intellectual, trainingwhich can also go beyond the papacy. Just as it was already with Bergoglioand for Trump It worked very well ». It is a project «NATO 40 years ago in moderate form with the Neo-Consistent Movement – continues Faggioli -. In 2000safter theSeptember 11thhas radicalized. Then it exploded with Pope Francisa pontiff who carried out an opposite position ».
Now to have a Pope ‘welcome’ In the Vatican, this area looks at Cardinal of New York Timothy Dolanwhose numbers in recent times are uphill. Less in tune with the Trump line are the Cardinal of Chicago Blase Joseph Cupich and that of Newark Joseph William Tobinwhose voices firmly raised against the deportations of migrants. The spaces for negotiations with others conservative fronts of Sacred collegehowever, there are, also in favor of non -US candidates. And very much will also be played in the ‘Cordate’ to be built in the Congregations pre-conclave.
The situation, however, is in becomeand it is certainly not said that the attempt goes through. «Until last December – observes Faggioli – Who was Catholic and Trumpian he could also convince others who Trump was positive for the Church: ‘It is against genderAnd against abortionIn short, it is of ours ‘.’ “Now things have changed, and after the Expatters of migrantsafter i Cooperation cutseverything is much more difficult – he concludes -. It will be necessary to see how much i cardinals they will have the courage To pass that line as acceptable ».