Responding to Trump Defenders & Leo Critics

About this episode

The episode addresses common objections from readers regarding criticisms of President Trump and praise for Pope Leo.

We’ve recently published a number of articles critical of President Trump and praising Pope Leo, and we’ve heard from many readers in disagreement. We want to address the most common objections.

Topics covered

• politics
• religion
• criticism
• defense
• Pope Leo
• Trump supporters

Keywords

• Trump
• Pope Leo
• criticism
• defense
• Crisis Magazine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crisis Magazine

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