{"id":25777,"date":"2025-04-24T17:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=25777"},"modified":"2025-04-24T17:20:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:20:37","slug":"donald-and-melania-trump-face-backlash-after-heartless-post-about-pope-francis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=25777","title":{"rendered":"Donald And Melania Trump Face Backlash After \u2018Heartless\u2019 Post About Pope Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donald and Melania Trump face backlash after their \u2018heartless\u2019 post about the late Pope Francis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"M939947ScriptRootC1582342\"><\/div>\n<p>The Vatican shared multiple images of Pope Francis\u2019s body in an open casket after he passed aged 88 on 21 April.<\/p>\n<p>They later confirmed his cause of death as being from a cerebral stroke and heart failure.<\/p>\n<p>The 88-year-old was the head of the Catholic Church before becoming Pope in 2013, after Benedict XVI resigned.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Vatican releases the first image of Pope Francis in a casket.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aW6jaF2nWo\">pic.twitter.com\/aW6jaF2nWo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clash Report (@clashreport)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clashreport\/status\/1914583163466064153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Cardinal Kevin Farrell made the sad announcement in a statement: \u201cDearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 7.35am this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and His Church.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe taught us to live the values \u200b\u200bof the Gospel with fidelity, courage and universal love, especially in favour of the poorest and most marginalised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the One and Triune God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, photos of his body have been shared by The Vatican after his passing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Vatican has released pictures of Pope Francis in his open casket, lying in his apartments.<\/p>\n<p>His casket will later be taken into St Peter&#8217;s Basilica for public viewing.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4h9kueeLR8\">https:\/\/t.co\/4h9kueeLR8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa\u00a0Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bsiyugoaXM\">pic.twitter.com\/bsiyugoaXM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky News (@SkyNews)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1914586161680466052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He is scheduled to be in mourning for nine days and the date of his funeral will be scheduled by cardinals this week.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Donald and Melania Trump have faced backlash over a post about the 88-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Truth Social, Trump wrote \u201cMelania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome. We look forward to being there!\u201d. Some online were left shocked by the choice of words \u2013 with Trump claiming to be \u2018looking forward to it\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote: \u201cWho looks forward to going to a funeral? What a vile thing to say.\u201d while another agreed \u201cNobody looks forward to going to a funeral. Funerals are somber, depressing occasions where people cry and tell stories about the deceased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RIP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Donald and Melania Trump face backlash after their \u2018heartless\u2019 post about the late Pope Francis. 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