Trump's AI Jesus Images Spark Pope's Backlash

0:00It's April 17th. This is entertainment and celebrity news, AI-powered stories from the world of fame. I'm Cory with the story. President Donald Trump has kicked off a heated social media clash with Pope Leo XIV, posting and reposting AI-generated images of Jesus, embracing him. This comes right after he deleted a similar picture that folks slammed his blasphemous, claiming he showed him just as a doctor helping someone. Here this week, Trump ramped up attacks on the Pope, amid tensions over the US-Israel conflict with Iran, which Leo has called out publicly. Meanwhile, the Pope, while touring Africa, kept pushing messages of peace, unity, and dialogue across beliefs, saying the world needs more respect. Right now, the backlash hit hard, even from Trump's strong Christian supporters like Evangelicals and Catholics who backed him big in 2024. These conservatives called the images disrespectful, and experts note these clashes, mixed politics with deep personal faith, splitting opinions on, whether it's bold or out of line.

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