[rickdeckard]

Scientists will have to study the exact nature of this specific backlash and identify why it caused a different reaction in Trump than others, e.g. when he attacked the Pope...

[Jtsummers]

The majority of US Christians don't care about the Pope. And Trump-supporting Catholics have a tenuous relationship with the Vatican and Pope already (for instance, many in that camp also want to roll back Vatican II and other "modern" trends).

[rickdeckard]

> many in that camp also want to roll back Vatican II

My lack of knowledge shines through: I didn't know they made a sequel...

/S

[Jtsummers]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Vatican_Council - Commonly referred to as Vatican II.

[rsynnott]

Unusually for a sequel, much more popular than the first one.

[pseudohadamard]

I'm still waiting for Vatican III: The Return of Jesus.