Pope-Trump clash rattles Bucks County Catholics who backed him
TL;DR
In Bucks County, a Catholic-heavy swing area that helped Trump win in 2024, voters are reconsidering their support after Pope Leo XIV publicly clashed with Trump over Iran, with parishioners and local Republicans divided—some calling for accountability and others defending the pope’s stance—as the 2026 midterm landscape looms and a vulnerable Republican incumbent weighs how faith and policy intersect for Catholic voters.
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- Some Trump-voting Catholics in Bucks County express buyer's remorse over papal dispute WHYY
- Opinion | Behind the Feud Behind Trump and Leo XIV WSJ
- Trump versus Pope Leo: A self-inflicted knockout blow The Hill
- Even Catholic Trump supporters feel conflicted over the president’s tiff with the pope CNN
- The pope's English fuels a Trump feud Axios
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