Trump vs the Pope. What does it mean?

About this episode

The episode discusses the public clash between Donald Trump and the Pope and its implications for America's Christian right.

A public clash between Donald Trump and the Pope has exposed tensions inside America’s Christian right. Why does this matter?  Writer: Jonathan Lewis Producer: Casey Magloire Host: Ada Barumé Episode photography: Michael Whitaker Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett Clips: BBC, 9 New Australia, CNN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Ada Barumé

Guest: Jonathan Lewis

Topics covered

• Trump
• Pope
• Christian right
• public clash
• political tensions

Keywords

• Trump
• Pope
• Christian right
• politics
• tensions
• public clash
• news

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