Pope is using Trump spat as opportunity to reclaim Christianity from MAGA: journalist

Pope Leo XIV's divide with President Donald Trump is about more than it seems at first, investigative reporter Gareth Gore told Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz on the latest episode of the Legal AF podcast.

Rather, he argued, it's about a broader push to reclaim Christianity from the far-right and improve the religion's inclusivity.

"He's involved in a controversy, is that the right word, with the president of the United States, who is probably not a member or even, you know, a fellow traveler of Opus Dei...