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You Come at the Pope, You Best Not Miss

slate.comApril 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM2 views
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Inverted Agency

How They Deceive You

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Relies on unverified claims of Trump threatening the Pope and inverts agency to frame a mutual public spat as one-sided Trump aggression, omitting key context.

Main Device

Inverted Agency

Title and notes cast Trump as the unprovoked aggressor 'coming at' the Pope, despite the Pope's prior public criticisms of US policy prompting Trump's response.

Archetype

Liberal anti-Trump Catholic pundit

Promotes guest Christopher Hale, a Democrat ex-candidate and DNC delegate, who frames Pope Leo XIV as a bulwark against right-wing Catholic media and Trump.

This episode deceives by peddling unverified claims and inverting agency to portray Trump as bullying an uncowed Pope, hiding the Pope's initiating criticisms.

Writer's Worldview

Liberal anti-Trump Catholic pundit

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