The Pope vs. The Donald

Donald Trump has definitely ruffled a few feathers during this Presidential campaign. And just when you think it can't get any more controversial, it looks like there's now a pissing contest between Donald and none other than the Pope. Yep, that's right, the Pontiff himself has now decided to go a couple rounds with this year's political lightning rod.

So, what started all of this?

Well, as most political junkies probably know, Trump has aspirations of building a wall on the border between the US and Mexico. He sees this as necessary step to curb the illegal immigration epidemic. Whether this would actually do any good is anyone's guess. But nonetheless, there are a lot of people who support Trump's idea. However, the Pope doesn't happen to be one of them...

You see, Pope Francis doesn't like the idea of putting up a wall between the countries. He says that we should be building bridges instead of walls. He also commented that that anyone who would want to build a border wall is not Christian. (By the way, isn't the Vatican surrounded by walls?)

Trump responded to the comments by saying that it's disgraceful for a religious leader to question someone's faith.

This isn't the first time that Pope Francis has called one's faith into question. Last year, while wading into the gun control issues, the Pope said that people who manufacture or invest in guns cannot consider themselves Christian. Of course, this is coming from a guy who is protected by armed bodyguards. But let's move on....

In response to the Trump/Pope Francis "feud", a Vatican spokesperson said that Trump's criticism of the Pope's pro-immigration stance is "very strange". The spokesperson also pointed out that Trump could use "a dose of global perspective".

It will be interesting to see if Trump and the Pope continue to trade jabs. Up to this point. Jeb Bush has been Trump's punching bag. Could Pope Francis his next sparring partner? Maybe the networks can invite the Pontiff to the next debate. Imagine Trump waving him off and saying, "Oh, nonsense, Frank. You're a bigger liar than Ted Cruz and Jab Bush put together!"

Yes, that would certainly make for some very entertaining television....

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