He is going to the funeral be seen, as I s his wife, who has not deigned to be present for the American people since the inauguration (which actually suits me). No doubt she is now preparing her designer wardrobe. Europe does not want either of them there. His narcissistic megalomania is all that matters to him. Not suitable for the world stage. Be a Francis.
Melanie Trump professes to be a Roman Catholic. I have nothing positive to say about that woman. Her relationship with Trump is totally transactional and with that - how far off is she from being a high-priced hooker?
Although Melanija's father was a member of Yugoslavia's communist party, which espoused a policy of state atheism, he had his daughters secretly baptized as Roman Catholic.
Donald and Melania Trump were married Jan. 22, 2005, at Bethesda-By-the-Sea Episcopal Church with a wedding reception at Mar-a-Lago.
Barron William Trump (born March 20, 2006) is Trump's youngest child and his only child with Melanija.. In May 2006, Barron was baptized at the Episcopal church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida.
Owing to his mother's Slovenian heritage, Barron is fluent in Slovene and had a slight Slovene accent as a child, though it disappeared by 2024. In an interview with People, Melanija said her son frequently spoke with his maternal grandmother, Amalija Knavs, until her death in January 2024. Trump is a Slovenian citizen and inherently holds European Union citizenship; his mother applied for citizenship on his behalf and has continued to renew it.Melania's parents have taught Barron Slovene songs. Melanija's sister Ines Knauss is Barron's godmother. Grandma's funeral was at an Epicopal church. https://people.com/melania-trump-delivers-eulogy-mother-amalija-knavs-funeral-8431848#:~:text=The%20Trumps%20were%20seen%20entering,and%20the%20late%20Amalija's%20husband.
The Mango Malfeasance actually tweeted "we're looking forward to it!" I guess his vicious little sycophants forgot to gently remind him it wasn't a junket to DisneyWorld to see cheering MAGATs where Melanomia could showcase her 'brimming with contempt' look for their dumb followers.
An exclamation point is totally inappropriate for telling people you are going to a funeral. So too is to say you are "looking forward to it", as if you are heading out for a tourist visit. This alone shows how shallow he is.
One can only hope the world sees Trump's presence as a last irony, a way of driving home by sheer wretched contrast the message of humility and grace and kindness embodied by His Holiness.
The American president, petulant, vain, destructive, incompetent, representing the very worst potential of humankind, will be an ugly, jarring footnote in a time of gentle grief for a man who represented the best.
The Church, like all of us, like every nation on earth, is poised on the edge of the abyss. Will it give in to the rising tide of reaction engulfing so much of the world and install a reactionary Pope to succeed the gentle Francis, retreating into the kind of rigid rules-based theology desired by angry, hectoring converts like JD Vance, Ross Douthat, Candace Owen and Newt Gingrich?
Or will it recognize this moment as a time of great peril for humanity, and elect a humane successor with a vast heart and generous soul to continue--in his own way, of course--something resembling Francis's generous and profoundly Christian mission?
If Trump actually does attend the funeral, I hope every single national leader in attendance turns their back on him and refuses to even acknowledge his presence.
When Trump attended the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in France , Zelensky arrived before him, and as Zelensky arrived to his seat in the front row people already seated stood up and clapped spontaneously. When Trump arrived a bit later to take his seat—no clapping, just the same people looking down and away.
When Trump treated Zelensky so poorly on his recent visit to the White House I immediately thought it was retribution—petty jealousy and envy of Zelensky at Notre Dame that overtook Trump in his embarrassingly uncharitable treatment of a true statesman and hero.
I think the bolt has to come from us. And I mean dedicated, intense, non-violent activism. Keeping our values at the forefront: social justice, kindness, honesty, steadfastness, courage. I know we have that.
I don't think Trump is worth a lightening bolt - kind of glitzy, don't you think? And I don't think Francis was vindictive - but I love the intention for eradication - perhaps an act of God? yes, a gift!!!
Coverless manhole - an act of God in careless men's clothing! And the endless burning of a Tesla - wouldn't it be better if we weren't witnesses...just learned that he was permanently charred?
Let's not be as malicious and petty as he. No glory for him. Disappearance - unnoticed - for some time, when we look around and say, "has anyone heard anything from the Donald recently?" Whew!
We'll find out about the college of Cardinals, but I don't think they are involved, nor should they be - they aren't having their Social Security taken away, etc., etc., etc - as Yul Bryner so famously said, in "The King and I"
At least trump has more hair than Yul Bryner. In any case, The Vatican is like a country not known to initiate trouble with another country. Remember their reluctance to criticize Germany during WW2?
You think that's his hair? Are you gullible? Gone from orange to white - over night (deliberate rhyme). But your serious comment about the Vatican is one to watch and over which to pray. At least it sounds like a good idea to me.
How's this for an idea: Trump flies to Rome. He is not allowed to sit anywhere near the front. When he lands back in Washington he is detained by Homeland Security goons, denied entry in the US, and sent to El Salvador for the rest of his life to be trained on how to be a busboy in a mid-level restaurant. Oh, and NO golf clubs !!
As I recall, when Biden attended Queen Elizabeth's funeral, Trump fumed that he would not have allowed them to seat him so far back. Of course, the front seats were reserved for the British and members of the Commonwealth, as they rightly should be. I expect a fuss from Trump over where he is seated. I also expect the corporate media to keep showing him--as if it were all about him.
"Be a Francis" should be everyone's golden rule. Just as "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." As you pointed out, Jen, and we all have come to know from his past and current behavior, our Embarrassment-in-Chief is only going to Pope Frances' funeral to show off what a BIG deal he is. Next to all the true leaders who will be there, he will come off only as a very, very small man, hypocrite, liar and fraud. Our country will be shamed and diminished once again.
I can't support this 'Be Francis" BS. Be the public face of a homophobic, mysogynistic organization that protects child abusers? Control billions of dollars of wealth that could actually be used to help people? An organization that supports keeping women in abusive relationships instead of helping them divorce and get free? An organization that made poverty and suffering a virtue through Mother Teresa.
trump is going to the funeral very intentionally to both mock the solemnity of the occasion and to shift the focus to himself. This is a “strongman” move and, I’m guessing that in his brain, dying is weak. So he must be stronger than the pope since he is still alive. He’s going to gloat.
Hopefully, the rest of the world leaders in attendance will snub trump and the FSOTUS (First Sl*t of the United States). And please, let there not be ANY media coverage of trump.
For his crimes against humanity, the Vatican should refuse him entry and leave him outside to rattle around Rome without an audience. He isn't the focus in this event, much as he sees himself or would like to be.
WOW! Outstanding and fearless summing up of where we all are right now in our world mismanaged so horribly by Donald Trump. Thank you for this excellent, brave piece of outspoken truth, Contrarian. This literally brought tears to my eyes.
“In a broken world, Be a Francis, not a trump”. Love this. It would make a great sign at an upcoming protest. Thanks for all you do.
Totally agree Carol. Not only as a truly positive sign, but to carry in my heart throughout the days (or daze).
Thank you for that idea. I'll be at a rally in New Milford, CT. with that sign.
So agree! Next 50501 for sure!
This will be my sign for the next protest: "Help Heal The World: Be A Francis, Not A Trump!!!"
I was thinking the same thing!
He is going to the funeral be seen, as I s his wife, who has not deigned to be present for the American people since the inauguration (which actually suits me). No doubt she is now preparing her designer wardrobe. Europe does not want either of them there. His narcissistic megalomania is all that matters to him. Not suitable for the world stage. Be a Francis.
Melanie Trump professes to be a Roman Catholic. I have nothing positive to say about that woman. Her relationship with Trump is totally transactional and with that - how far off is she from being a high-priced hooker?
Although Melanija's father was a member of Yugoslavia's communist party, which espoused a policy of state atheism, he had his daughters secretly baptized as Roman Catholic.
Donald and Melania Trump were married Jan. 22, 2005, at Bethesda-By-the-Sea Episcopal Church with a wedding reception at Mar-a-Lago.
Barron William Trump (born March 20, 2006) is Trump's youngest child and his only child with Melanija.. In May 2006, Barron was baptized at the Episcopal church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida.
Owing to his mother's Slovenian heritage, Barron is fluent in Slovene and had a slight Slovene accent as a child, though it disappeared by 2024. In an interview with People, Melanija said her son frequently spoke with his maternal grandmother, Amalija Knavs, until her death in January 2024. Trump is a Slovenian citizen and inherently holds European Union citizenship; his mother applied for citizenship on his behalf and has continued to renew it.Melania's parents have taught Barron Slovene songs. Melanija's sister Ines Knauss is Barron's godmother. Grandma's funeral was at an Epicopal church. https://people.com/melania-trump-delivers-eulogy-mother-amalija-knavs-funeral-8431848#:~:text=The%20Trumps%20were%20seen%20entering,and%20the%20late%20Amalija's%20husband.
Apparently, grandma is buried in Slovenia. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262922734/amalija-knavs
Rumors in my hometown are that her family is still athiest. The govenment in exile used to be near my home town. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.N.P.J.,_Pennsylvania
I wonder if Melania will wear her famous "I don't care do you?" Designer coat?
No need for that, we know she doesn't care.
Someone wrote a comment to the Andy Borowitz Report that Melanoma has bought a new coat emblazoned with the words “I don’t give a flying fuck”.
I won't be surprised if that's real Harvey
The Mango Malfeasance actually tweeted "we're looking forward to it!" I guess his vicious little sycophants forgot to gently remind him it wasn't a junket to DisneyWorld to see cheering MAGATs where Melanomia could showcase her 'brimming with contempt' look for their dumb followers.
An exclamation point is totally inappropriate for telling people you are going to a funeral. So too is to say you are "looking forward to it", as if you are heading out for a tourist visit. This alone shows how shallow he is.
One can only hope the world sees Trump's presence as a last irony, a way of driving home by sheer wretched contrast the message of humility and grace and kindness embodied by His Holiness.
The American president, petulant, vain, destructive, incompetent, representing the very worst potential of humankind, will be an ugly, jarring footnote in a time of gentle grief for a man who represented the best.
The Church, like all of us, like every nation on earth, is poised on the edge of the abyss. Will it give in to the rising tide of reaction engulfing so much of the world and install a reactionary Pope to succeed the gentle Francis, retreating into the kind of rigid rules-based theology desired by angry, hectoring converts like JD Vance, Ross Douthat, Candace Owen and Newt Gingrich?
Or will it recognize this moment as a time of great peril for humanity, and elect a humane successor with a vast heart and generous soul to continue--in his own way, of course--something resembling Francis's generous and profoundly Christian mission?
We'll soon know.
Like Carter’s vast superiority to Trump.
Well done
If Trump actually does attend the funeral, I hope every single national leader in attendance turns their back on him and refuses to even acknowledge his presence.
When Trump attended the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in France , Zelensky arrived before him, and as Zelensky arrived to his seat in the front row people already seated stood up and clapped spontaneously. When Trump arrived a bit later to take his seat—no clapping, just the same people looking down and away.
When Trump treated Zelensky so poorly on his recent visit to the White House I immediately thought it was retribution—petty jealousy and envy of Zelensky at Notre Dame that overtook Trump in his embarrassingly uncharitable treatment of a true statesman and hero.
Andrew, whoa, I love this!!
'Satan attends the Pope's funeral and self combusts'
Hey one can hope
a cheery thought. I'll vote...
would it be possible to send a message from Francis to Trump - you are not welcome at my funeral!
IF only Francis could send a lightning bolt from the blue to strike Trump down in front of the whole world. What a gift to humanity that would be...
I think the bolt has to come from us. And I mean dedicated, intense, non-violent activism. Keeping our values at the forefront: social justice, kindness, honesty, steadfastness, courage. I know we have that.
Absolutely right ✅️ Joanne.👌
I don't think Trump is worth a lightening bolt - kind of glitzy, don't you think? And I don't think Francis was vindictive - but I love the intention for eradication - perhaps an act of God? yes, a gift!!!
You're right, it'd be much more appropriate if he encountered a loose manhole cover while traversing St. Peter's Square.
Coverless manhole - an act of God in careless men's clothing! And the endless burning of a Tesla - wouldn't it be better if we weren't witnesses...just learned that he was permanently charred?
Bad Bunny, an excellent idea!!
It would be more dramatic if he dies while driving a Tesla of any kind as in a fiery incident in front of the cameras.
With Vance in the passenger seat and Musk and Johnson in the back.
That would be like winning the trifecta Bongo !!!!!😅
He doesn’t drive- has no clue except a golf cart!
Another good reason to die while driving Connie 😉
Let's not be as malicious and petty as he. No glory for him. Disappearance - unnoticed - for some time, when we look around and say, "has anyone heard anything from the Donald recently?" Whew!
That would be like a miracle Lee.
Anyway, nice though 😁
Can’t the College of Cardinals prevent Trump from attending? Or are they boneless like the Republicans in the US Congress?
We'll find out about the college of Cardinals, but I don't think they are involved, nor should they be - they aren't having their Social Security taken away, etc., etc., etc - as Yul Bryner so famously said, in "The King and I"
At least trump has more hair than Yul Bryner. In any case, The Vatican is like a country not known to initiate trouble with another country. Remember their reluctance to criticize Germany during WW2?
You think that's his hair? Are you gullible? Gone from orange to white - over night (deliberate rhyme). But your serious comment about the Vatican is one to watch and over which to pray. At least it sounds like a good idea to me.
Thanks for your reply Lee. 👍
Such fun, Ricardo!
How's this for an idea: Trump flies to Rome. He is not allowed to sit anywhere near the front. When he lands back in Washington he is detained by Homeland Security goons, denied entry in the US, and sent to El Salvador for the rest of his life to be trained on how to be a busboy in a mid-level restaurant. Oh, and NO golf clubs !!
As I recall, when Biden attended Queen Elizabeth's funeral, Trump fumed that he would not have allowed them to seat him so far back. Of course, the front seats were reserved for the British and members of the Commonwealth, as they rightly should be. I expect a fuss from Trump over where he is seated. I also expect the corporate media to keep showing him--as if it were all about him.
So spot on
Walter, the readers of this Substact have some wonderfully creative ideas!!
Thanks for the laugh!
"Be a Francis" should be everyone's golden rule. Just as "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." As you pointed out, Jen, and we all have come to know from his past and current behavior, our Embarrassment-in-Chief is only going to Pope Frances' funeral to show off what a BIG deal he is. Next to all the true leaders who will be there, he will come off only as a very, very small man, hypocrite, liar and fraud. Our country will be shamed and diminished once again.
I can't support this 'Be Francis" BS. Be the public face of a homophobic, mysogynistic organization that protects child abusers? Control billions of dollars of wealth that could actually be used to help people? An organization that supports keeping women in abusive relationships instead of helping them divorce and get free? An organization that made poverty and suffering a virtue through Mother Teresa.
I hope Trump is shunned and ignored.
I hope everyone gives him the cold shoulder.
Trump is so transparently false. A failed human. Wouldn't it be wonderful if nobody took his picture at the funeral.
Drumpf is out of place wherever he is, but it is a particular abomination that he will attend the funeral.
trump is going to the funeral very intentionally to both mock the solemnity of the occasion and to shift the focus to himself. This is a “strongman” move and, I’m guessing that in his brain, dying is weak. So he must be stronger than the pope since he is still alive. He’s going to gloat.
“Only losers die.”
Hopefully, the rest of the world leaders in attendance will snub trump and the FSOTUS (First Sl*t of the United States). And please, let there not be ANY media coverage of trump.
As a Nation State, it would be wonderful if they rejected IQ47 entry.
For his crimes against humanity, the Vatican should refuse him entry and leave him outside to rattle around Rome without an audience. He isn't the focus in this event, much as he sees himself or would like to be.
WOW! Outstanding and fearless summing up of where we all are right now in our world mismanaged so horribly by Donald Trump. Thank you for this excellent, brave piece of outspoken truth, Contrarian. This literally brought tears to my eyes.