“We recently laid to rest Pope Francis, and the cardinals will soon convene in a solemn conclave to choose St. Peter’s successor. Don’t make fun of us.
A papal conclave to select Francis’ successor is scheduled to start on May 7 after his death was confirmed on April 21.
Trump joked that he would be his personal first choice to become pope before sharing the contentious photo, saying that Cardinal Timothy Dolan was a “very good” candidate in New York.
Not on the short list of potential candidates for the top position is Dolan, the archbishop of New York.
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, is another American, nevertheless. The United States has never produced a pope.
