DUKE: Catholics Are Fighting Again While Dem Tries To Reinstate Dreaded TSA policy

Illustration made by Avery Long for Daily Caller; source images from Getty

Hey y’all, welcome back to Unfit to Print. 

X is blowing up over a story suggesting the Trump admin threatened the Vatican, a GOP congressional candidate appears to be pro-LGBTQIA, & more in today’s newsletter. 

Catholic Twitter exploded Wednesday when The Free Press published a story accusing the Trump administration of trying to strongarm the Vatican into supporting its war with Iran.

According to the report, Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby summoned Cardinal Christophe Pierre, then Pope Leo’s ambassador to the U.S. The admin was reportedly upset that in January the Pope had in his State of the World address perhaps taken a shot at the U.S. by urging nations not to violate other nations’ borders. Colby allegedly warned Cardinal Pierre that the U.S. had the military power to do whatever it wanted and that the Catholic Church better get on board.

The meeting supposedly intensified, and one U.S. official allegedly invoked the Avignon Papacy, when a series of popes were under the influence of the French Crown. 

The Vatican Embassy confirmed the meeting took place but did not offer any details on its tone. The Pentagon described The Free Press’ account as “highly exaggerated and distorted.” Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert, said he had not read the report but had met Cardinal Pierre before and would like to talk to him about what may have happened. 

As the story made the rounds though, there were signs that it may have indeed been “exaggerated.” JD Flynn, the editor of The Pillar, a well respected Catholic media outlet, said his team........

© The Daily Caller