Catholic leaders criticize Trump for posting apparent AI photo of himself as the pope

When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't good" and that he hoped Trump had nothing to do with it.

May 4, 2025 - 18:51
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Catholic leaders criticize Trump for posting apparent AI photo of himself as the pope
President Trump is pictured at the Vatican in 2017 with Pope Francis, who died last month.  Trump posted on social media Friday what appears to be an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope.

When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't good" and that he hoped Trump had nothing to do with it.

(Image credit: Alessandra Tarantino)