While the rest of the world mourned the death of a very good man, the US president, who wants more power to satisfy his greed like his hero Vladimir Putin, showed up at Pope Francis’s funeral only to make deals. Although he said he’d end the war between Russia and Ukraine on the first day of his second term (wasn’t that when he said he’d only be a dictator for a day?), so I guess he’d decided he had to make up for lost time at the funeral? If you think he was just there following that holy man’s advice to strive to solve humanity’s problems (the US president being one himself, of course), I have a bridge in Brooklynn that I can sell you.
To the media’s credit, on that Monday of mourning but celebrating that pope’s life, not much was said about the hypocrisy of world politicians showing up to wheel and deal, most notably Trump and Zelenskyy. (Trump was intent on practicing more of his “art of the steal,” and Zelenskyy was trying not to give away too many mineral rights to pacify Narcissus le Grand’s demands!) They knew it would be blasphemous to tarnish that fond farewell to a good man of God by mentioning those earthly leaders present there to further their own agendas. Fortunately, Trump and Zelenskyy only spent about fifteen minutes together facing each other in that holy setting. (Of course that probably means that little was accomplished, but who knows? Some sort of “mineral rights” deal might have been agreed upon, And at least the “fucking moron” recognized it would be in bad taste to kick the Ukrainian leader out of there like he did at the White House!)
Their presence in that setting made me think of things that that pope would certainly not approve of: When Trump leaves this mortal coil, will anyone weep for him or celebrate his life? What about Putin? (I suspect old Joe was correct when he said Putin has no soul, and I have my doubts about Narcissus le Grand too, so it’s unlikely even the Devil can collect their souls!)
Many of us, whether we admit it or not, try to lead moral lives and rue the occasions when we fail to do so. Politicians like the fascists Trump and his MAGA sycophants, and certainly Putin and his mob, have no moral spines. That’s why it’s so patently obvious when they pretend that’s not the case.
And that’s how the rest of us know there’s a hell! These politicians are busy creating it, right here on Earth!