I get your point, but 1) trying is better than not, especially as a Pope 2) you can still follow his reasoning as a "generic" Christian, because what he's saying is backed in the Bible (especially, but not exclusively, the New Testament). In other words, you don't need to be a Catholic to get that message.

▲

FearNotDaniel 9 hours ago | parent [-]

Also, Mrs Trump is Catholic and in the past they made a big deal out of being photographed with Pope Francis to appeal to Catholic voters.

▲

defrost 9 hours ago | parent [-]

There's also the mini Trump in waiting, J D Vance, baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church in 2019.

▲

isleyaardvark 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Vance has a book coming out all about his conversion to Catholicism. (It has a photo of a Methodist church on the cover.)

	▲	shawn_w 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		To be faaaair, authors usually don't have any control over the cover design; that's the publishers decision.