Trump support drops among Catholics after Pope Leo remarks, poll shows

(NewsNation) — President Trump’s comments about Pope Leo aren’t sitting well with Catholic voters, a new poll shows.

The poll, conducted late last month, found the president’s approval rating among Catholic voters has dropped to 48%, with 52% expressing disapproval.

Trump’s attacks on Leo began after the pope amplified criticism of war and asserted that God doesn’t bless those who drop bombs. Leo also called Trump’s threat to annihilate Iranian civilization “truly unacceptable.” The president also accused the Chicago-born pontiff of being weak on crime and a captive to the left.

Beyond his spat with the pope, Trump has recently drawn the ire of his supporters for posting, then taking down, an artificial intelligence-generated, Christ-like image of himself.

The poll’s data also indicated just 40% of Catholic respondents approve of Trump’s handling of the conflict, while 60% disapprove.

“What emerges from this convergence of data and events is not simply a decline in approval ratings, but a more profound recalibration,” said Zenit.org’s Jorge Enrique Mujica.

“For many Catholic voters, the question is no longer confined to partisan preference. It touches on the coherence between faith and political judgment, particularly in matters of war, peace, and the moral limits of power.”

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