MAGA Catholics & JD Vance vs the Pope: A Border Crisis of Faith
When American Conservative Catholics Choose Trump Over the Truth
Papal Prophets and MAGA Heretics: A Borderlands Perspective on Catholic Resistance
Introduction: When Faith Meets Fascism
Ay, Dios mío - another day in the borderlands, where the line between spiritual conviction and political heresy becomes as blurry as the dust devils dancing across the desert landscape. Today, we're diving deep into the soul-crushing irony of American Catholics who've somehow forgotten what it means to be truly Catholic.
Let me break it down for you: We're witnessing a theological civil war, where self-proclaimed "faithful" Catholics like JD Vance and the now-excommunicated Bishop Strickland have decided that their MAGA-branded version of Catholicism trumps the actual teachings of the Pope.
The audacity.
The Pope vs. The MAGA Machine
Pope Francis has been doing what true spiritual leaders do: calling out the xenophobic war machine that threatens the very souls of human beings. And not just any human beings - we're talking about millions of Catholics, particularly in Mexico, who are being demonized, criminalized, and hunted like animals by a political system that has forgotten its humanity.
Let that sink in.
When the Pope speaks about social justice, these so-called "conservative Catholics" recoil like vampires facing holy water. Social justice? How dare he!
They'd rather worship at the altar of political power than follow the teachings of Christ.
The Theological Betrayal
JD Vance - a recent convert to Catholicism who seems to have missed every single lesson about compassion - is more loyal to the man he once called "America's Hitler" than to the Successor of Peter.
Irony is dead, and we killed her.
Remember that old papal wisdom: "If you want peace, work for justice." Pope Francis has been hammering this point home, calling out the concentric circles of exclusionary love that people like Vance preach.
Love is not a zero-sum game, compa.
Personal Narrative: Resistance at the Margins
As an Indigenous Chicano living in the borderlands, I've seen how these political games play out in real human lives. These aren't abstract theological debates - these are the lives of my community, my family, my people.
Cada muerte es personal. Every death is personal.
The MAGA Catholics have created a theology of exclusion that would make Christ himself weep. They've transformed the radical, boundary-breaking love of the Gospel into a weapon of mass destruction, a tool of imperial power that separates families, criminalizes migrants, and turns human beings into statistics.
The Resistance Continues
But here's the thing - we resist. We always resist.
The Pope's words are not just rhetoric. They are a lifeline, a beacon of hope for those of us living on the frontlines of this spiritual and political war. When Francis calls out the "globalization of indifference," he's speaking directly to our experience.
Call to Action
Compañeros y compañeras, here's how we fight back:
Educate Yourself: Learn the true teachings of liberation theology
Support Migrant Aid Organizations: Put your solidarity into action
Create Sanctuary: Make your community a place of protection and love
Amplify Marginalized Voices: Center the experiences of those most impacted
Reflection Questions for Readers:
How can we reclaim the radical love at the heart of spiritual practice?
What does true solidarity look like in an era of rising fascism?
La lucha continúa - The struggle continues.
Leave a comment below. Share your thoughts. Join the resistance.
Con amor y rabia (With love and rage),
El Escritor de la Frontera
Disclaimer: This is not just an article. This is a call to spiritual and political awakening.
Resist. Persist. Exist.
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No one deserves to be treated the way immigrants at your borders are being treated. I'm sure the Pope must also disapprove of the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, another aspiration of the MAGA crowd.
Besides these inhumane immigration policies, they want to undo laws affecting women, LGBTQ+ rights, and more.
Search up the Doctrine of Discovery (Papal Bull, 1493), in US case law.
Now think about how we have only had only 15 of 115 Catholic SC justices.
Now 6 of 9 are Catholic, three who I bet know a lot about the presence of this case law ^^^