John T. Grosso

Did the pope call out Trump on Iran? Amid escalating U.S. military action in Iran, Pope Leo XIV issued a forceful call for peace in the Middle East. The internet made it about Trump.

Did the pope call out Trump on Iran? @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR says only if you reduce Catholic theology and Gospel values to level of simplistic online politics.
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Did the pope call out Trump on Iran? Amid escalating U.S. military action in Iran, Pope Leo XIV issued a forceful call for peace in the Middle East. The internet made it about Trump.

Did Pope Leo XIV call out Donald Trump over escalating U.S. military action in Iran?

Bloggers have been quick to say so.

The reality however, is far more nuanced than social media pundits would have you believe.

You cannot manipulate every single word and action of the Pope in order to fit your political narrative. There are misleading and factually inaccurate stories circulating. The attempt to pigeonhole the Pope to fit your own story is disingenuous, risks spreading false news about the Pope.

Editorial: Bishops of the United States, history has its eyes on you We are encouraged by the bishops who have spoken out against the Trump administration's assault on human dignity. But to those bishops who have remained silent, we ask one simple question: What are yo...

We are encouraged by the bishops who have spoken out against the Trump administration's assault on human dignity. But to those bishops who have remained silent, we ask one simple question: What are you waiting for?

National Conversation with John Grosso YouTube video by Common Good Strategies

A national conversation with @jtgrosso.bsky.social on how Catholics can choose the Gospel over Trump & Vance.
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Monday night, @catholicsvcg.bsky.social will be holding an important national conversation with @ncronline.bsky.social reporter @jtgrosso.bsky.social titled "Catholics Must Decide If They Serve Trump or the Gospel." You can sign up here:
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JD Vance Draws Damning Moral Rebuke From Catholic Newspaper: 'MAGA Over Jesus' The vice president's "cafeteria Catholicism must continue to be repudiated by people of faith," the op-ed read.

The vice president's "cafeteria Catholicism must continue to be repudiated by people of faith," the op-ed read.

Catholics must decide if they serve Donald Trump or the Gospel Jesus famously proclaimed, "No one can serve two masters." As the country continues to reel from the shooting of Alex Pretti, Catholics are making it clear who they are choosing to serve. It isn't alw...

Via @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR- As the country reels from the fallout over the shooting of Alex Pretti, some Catholics are making it clear who they choose to serve. It isn't always Jesus.
#Trump #JDVance #AlexPretti #ICE #Minneapolis #Catholic
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Cardinal Tobin: Pray, mourn and say 'no' to ICE funding In a reflection delivered during an online interfaith prayer service hosted by Faith in Action, Tobin employed some of the strongest language yet by a U.S. cardinal to condemn the Trump administration...

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Catholics must decide if they serve Donald Trump or the Gospel Jesus famously proclaimed, "No one can serve two masters." As the country continues to reel from the shooting of Alex Pretti, Catholics are making it clear who they are choosing to serve. It isn't alw...

It is time for Catholics to choose who our master is. Do we serve Donald Trump? Or do we serve Jesus?

My latest for @ncronline.bsky.social.

Fringe MAGA Catholic group crowns US border czar Tom Homan 'Protector of America' In their latest act of sacrilege, the nationalist group is honoring a ferocious advocate and architect of the first Trump administration's family separation policy and the main animator of the aggress...

A Catholic organization honoring Tom Homan is a moral disgrace. A Catholic bishop imparting his blessing on a man responsible for such wanton destruction and desolation is a profound scandal.

My latest for @ncronline.bsky.social.

Fringe MAGA Catholic group crowns US border czar Tom Homan 'Protector of America' In their latest act of sacrilege, the nationalist group is honoring a ferocious advocate and architect of the first Trump administration's family separation policy and the main animator of the aggress...

Via @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR: "Disgrace" - Fringe MAGA Catholic group crowns US border czar Tom Homan 'Protector of America'
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Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.

MUST-READ via @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR - Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good. "His attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
#ReneeGood #Minneapolis #JDVance
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Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.

Vice President JD Vance’s comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith.

His Catholicism seems to be little more than a political prop, a tool only for his career ambitions and desire for power.

My latest for NCR.

Is Pope Leo 'based'? The culture war compliment doesn't quite fit The pontiff had barely stepped onto the loggia wearing the mozzetta and papal stole before social media was ablaze with traditionalists claiming, "We're so back."

No, Pope Leo is not “based.” But that hasn’t stopped conservative culture warriors from trying to mold the Pope in their own image - one that fits in neatly and conveniently with their theological, liturgical, and political sensibilities.

Why are traditionalists on Catholic Twitter still so obsessed with Jim Martin? After participating in "Good Morning America" co-anchor Gio Benitez's confirmation Mass, some conservative Catholics unleashed a barrage of online attacks on Jesuit Fr. James Martin. Martin's crime? B...

After participating in "Good Morning America" co-anchor Gio Benitez’s confirmation Mass, some conservative Catholics unleashed a barrage of online attacks on @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social. It begs the question: Why are traditionalists so obsessed with him?

Letters (not) from Leo: Progressive efforts to claim Pope Leo misunderstand his mission As political tensions reach their boiling point in the United States, progressives have anointed Pope Leo XIV as their foil to President Donald Trump. The problem? Leo doesn't see himself that way.

Feels like a good time to re-share this column I wrote about how @christopherjhale.bsky.social and other partisan progressives use hyperbolic and often embellished language to frame Pope Leo as a convenient tool for their political agenda.

Letters (not) from Leo: Progressive efforts to claim Pope Leo misunderstand his mission As political tensions reach their boiling point in the United States, progressives have anointed Pope Leo XIV as their foil to President Donald Trump. The problem? Leo doesn't see himself that way.

Progressives online are falling in love with a version of Pope Leo that doesn’t exist - and one that the pope explicitly rejects - thanks to the partisan efforts of @christopherjhale.bsky.social and @occupydemocrats.bsky.social.

My latest column: www.ncronline.org/opinion/lett...

“The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest.”

Shock and prayers after conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed after being shot Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, the president announced on social media.

Some noted a Kirk appearance in 2023 in which he said that gun deaths were "unfortunately" worth it for the right to bear arms.

“I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.”

I wrote about this sacrilege for @ncronline.bsky.social. www.ncronline.org/opinion/home...

Homeland Security weaponizes Bible verse to justify Trump's immigration tactics "Here am I, send me," from Isaiah, is the caption on a DHS promotional video, which also used a clip from the movie "Fury." The message is clear: It is glorifying Trump's military intervention at the ...

National Catholic Reporter ran an opinion piece. “The video uses an audio clip from the 2014 movie "Fury … Had anyone involved in the creation of this video had any Scripture IQ, no doubt the irony would have been clear.” Lazy, clownish and amateur considering DHS’ $43.8 billion budget.

Homeland Security weaponizes Bible verse to justify Trump's immigration tactics "Here am I, send me," from Isaiah, is the caption on a DHS promotional video, which also used a clip from the movie "Fury." The message is clear: It is glorifying Trump's military intervention at the ...

The blasphemous post is the latest in a series of heretical use of Scripture to christen an agenda that is an affront not just to the Christian faith, but to God himself.

Homeland Security weaponizes Bible verse to justify Trump's immigration tactics "Here am I, send me," from Isaiah, is the caption on a DHS promotional video, which also used a clip from the movie "Fury." The message is clear: It is glorifying Trump's military intervention at the ...

The blasphemous post is the latest in a series of heretical use of Scripture to christen an agenda that is an affront not just to the Christian faith, but to God himself.

Homeland Security weaponizes Bible verse to justify Trump's immigration tactics "Here am I, send me," from Isaiah, is the caption on a DHS promotional video, which also used a clip from the movie "Fury." The message is clear: It is glorifying Trump's military intervention at the ...

Homeland Security weaponizes Bible verse to justify Trump's immigration tactics. Another Digital Dunces from the inimitable John Grosso. He can spot hypocrisy a mile away. www.ncronline.org/node/305681 via @NCRonline

Does America even deserve a birthday this year? Every year on the Fourth of July for as long as I can remember, my family has gotten an ice cream cake, adorned it with candles, and sang 'happy birthday' to America. This resilient tradition has look...

To love one’s country does not mean wearing an American flag T-shirt and pretending it has no flaws or shortcomings. That is not patriotism. That’s delusion.

Star Wars' 'Andor' takes on the American empire In showing exactly what it takes to resist the ever-growing power of a fascist empire, Disney's "Andor" serves as both a prophetic example — and a desperate warning cry.

In showing exactly what it takes to resist the ever-growing power of a fascist empire, Disney's "Andor" serves as both a prophetic example — and a desperate warning cry.

My latest for NCR.