Religion News Service: Why MAGA Christianity should fear the new pope

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(RNS) — Pope Leo’s election also offers hope, because he reminds the world that religious conviction need not serve nationalist power.

(RNS) — The election of Pope Leo XIV has felt like a balm, as the Chicago native who spent decades in Peru has revealed himself as a leader with a modern globalist perspective, rooted in dignity, solidarity and mercy. The warm reception he’s received from Catholics and non-Catholics alike shows how much his outlook is needed.

There is one group that’s not so enthusiastic. “This is all a very calculated move,” warned Sean Feucht, a Christian nationalist influencer in the Trump orbit. “They chose a globalist and woke Pope from the West ON PURPOSE to stand up and criticize the leaders of the Free World.”

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