The reality is that voters don’t have to like Mr. Trump, or think he’s a martyr of our legal system, in order to vote for him.

Regardless of what one thinks of the advisability of a pope known for his off-the-cuff remarks partaking in long interviews, the fact remains that Pope Francis is more willing than both candidates to sit down one-on-one in front of a camera.

Trump has blamed the issue of abortion and pro-life voters for the Republican Party’s underperformance in the 2022 midterm election cycle—a theme he repeated in his April 8 social media posts.

In a year that is supposedly a test of “small-d” democracy, the voice of the voters seems fainter than ever.

It is not democratic, with a small “d,” for major media outlets to simply ignore concerns shared by a wide majority of the electorate.

When applied to political leaders, the language of “inevitability” and “invincibility” is profoundly dangerous. It also violates the teaching of the the Gospel that God has given us free will.