President Trump tears into Putin shortly after meeting with Zelenskyy in Rome
President Donald Trump has expressed doubts that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to end its war with Ukraine which has raged for more than three years.
Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to express his growing frustration with the Russian leader in a week that saw Russia launch a deadly missile attack on Kyiv. The Thursday attack on Ukraine killed 12 people and injured at least 90, including children.
“There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,” Trump wrote, shortly after he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican on Saturday for Pope Francis’ funeral.
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“It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through ‘Banking’ or ‘Secondary Sanctions?’ Too many people are dying!!!”
The post comes as a peace deal appears nowhere in sight despite ongoing negotiations and Trump repeatedly claiming on the campaign trail that he would end the war within 24 hours of taking office.
Trump said Saturday that the killings in the war are “worse than anything since World War II.”
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On Thursday, Trump pleaded with Putin to end the war.
“I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5,000 soldiers a week are dying. Let’s get the peace deal DONE,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The attack on Kyiv came a day before Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s fourth visit to Moscow.
Trump had expressed hope over Easter that Russia and Ukraine could reach a deal this week, saying that once an agreement was reached, they would be able to “start to do big business with the United States of America…”
Trump met face-to-face with Zelenskyy in Rome on Saturday, the first time since their infamous Oval Office spat in February.
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Neither Ukrainian nor White House officials gave many details on the meeting; however, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said it was “a very productive discussion.”
Trump also took aim at former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama in his Saturday post, blaming Biden for the war taking place under his watch and Obama for Russia taking Crimea.
“This is Sleepy Joe Biden’s War, not mine,” Trump raged. “It was a loser from day one, and should have never happened, and wouldn’t have happened if I were President at the time. I’m just trying to clean up the mess that was left to me by Obama and Biden, and what a mess it is.”
Commentators slammed for playing race card as Sanders picked on final day of NFL draft
Shedeur Sanders leaned on prayer and faith during this historic NFL Draft slide.
But some of his supporters leaned into something else.
ESPN star host Stephen A. Smith helped to stir, whether intentionally or not, a heated debate about the role of race in Sanders’ draft drama.
Smith revealed a text message from an associate who compared the situation to Colin Kaepernick being out of the NFL since 2016 after his infamous kneels during the national anthem, in an X post. And Smith agreed with the comparison.
“‘This is a bad look for the NFL. This feels like Kaepernick-level collusion,'” Smith said the text read, adding that the situation goes beyond “talent evaluation.”
“All the hard work the NFL League Office puts in to eradicate these kinds of perceptions, only to turn around and watch as the OWNERS look like they’re colluding, messing up everything. What has been done to Shedeur will outshine everything else in this draft. We’ll never believe this is about just talent evaluation again.”
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In an earlier post, Smith wrote, “In a different way, this is Kaepernick all over again.”
Barstool founder Dave Portnoy took aim at Smith with a response, calling the ESPN host’s stance “insane” and a “race take.” Portnoy made sure to express his “love” for Shedeur’s father Deion Sanders in his response to Smith, and also pointed out the first quarterback taken was Miami quarterback Cam Ward, who is Black.
“This is insane. All these race takes are insane. I love Deion. And I’ve been saying for two years Shedeur would be my first QB off the board. But NFL GMs, coaches, owners will do ANYTHING to win games, save jobs. The NFL is cut-throat. Owners would stomp on each other’s throats to win. There is no collusion,” Portnoy wrote.
“The first pick was a black QB. If teams thought Shedeur and everything he brings could help them win games more than guys available on the board, they’d draft him. That’s it. End of story. Every other narrative is fantasy.”
Other debates over the issue have raged fiercely, branching deeply into the political sphere.
Earlier on Friday, before Sanders even fell past the second and third rounds, former Democrat congressman Jamaal Bowman more bluntly suggest he has fallen because “America continues to fear strong Black men.”
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“The NFL doesn’t like [Shedeur] Sanders, because he wears gold chains and talks like a rapper. They don’t care that he’s a leader, intelligent, tough and completed 77% of his passes with no O-line and no running game. He’s entitled but Eli Manning wasn’t entitled when he refused to be drafted by San Diego?” Bowman wrote on X.
“He’s not athletic, but that didn’t stop Joe Montana, Drew Brees or Tom Brady. America continues to fear strong Black men who come from means and have a strong sense of themselves without submitting to the ‘dominant’ culture.”
Bowman’s original post has since received a community note pointing out the fact that the first picks in the last three drafts have been Black quarterbacks.
Conservative filmmaker Matt Walsh mocked Bowman’s video with a sarcastic re-share on X.
ESPN radio host Peter Rosenberg posted a long-ranging thread on X, arguing that race has been a factor in Sanders’ draft slide.
“Some (white) people may not understand why race is becoming a conversation around Shedeur. It may or may not have anything to do with what’s going on here but the relationship between America and ‘brash’ Black athletes has a deep history. White America is historically angered by and scared of men like Shedeur Sanders. So whether that’s what’s happening here or not — that history and feeling cannot go away,” Rosenberg wrote.
Meanwhile, the TNT Sports journalist Stan Becton went so far as to suggest the New York Giants passed over Sanders for Jaxson Dart because they “don’t like” Black quarterbacks.
“The Giants don’t like Black QBs this has been documented over time. No way they were getting a Black QB with the personality of Shedeur Sanders unfortunately,” Becton wrote.
However, Becton’s post also received a community note, pointing out the fact that they have two Black quarterbacks on their roster.
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Conservative influencer Robbie Starbuck dismissed the idea that Sanders was falling because of racism.
“Shedeur Sanders might end up being great and teams may regret not picking him but the idea that he hasn’t been picked because of racism is just stupid. The #1 pick in the draft was a black QB. The best QB in the NFL is half black. Teams are scared off by the circus, not his race,” Starbuck wrote.
The Sanders family itself has not made any such suggestions about race. Instead, they have posted bible verses and messages about thanking God.
After Sanders was selected on Saturday, the family posted a video showing a boisterous celebration in their family home.
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Bill Maher says he knows how MAGA voters really feel about Trump’s first 100 days
“Real Time” host Bill Maher suggested those who voted for President Donald Trump are actually “disappointed” by his first 100 days in office, even if they don’t “say it out loud.”
“I think for liberals, it’s worse than they even thought when they projected out,” Maher began his panel discussion on Friday.
“Let’s talk about what it is for the other side, for the MAGA people, because I think they’re disappointed, even though they may not say it out loud,” Maher later said. “I think they thought when they were voting for Trump that, ‘okay, you know, job losses over the last many decades, and wage stagnation, and the system is just corrupt and broken. So it just needs drastic change. Just break everything. F— the judges, f— the democracy, f— the trading partners. We have nothing to lose.’ And now they found out oh, actually, they got plenty to lose.”
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Later in the conversation, Maher cited reports that Trump is looking for an “off-ramp” on his tariff policies, which the HBO host interpreted as “good news.”
“I think [it’s] good news that he can actually do that, that he can actually change his mind on things,” Maher said. “And his superpower is that it’s such a cult that his followers, even when he changes on a dime, will just go right with him. Ever watch geese fly? One turns, then the others turn.”
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Maher read off a report on how executives from top retailers, including Target, Walmart and Home Depot warned Trump that Americans could face higher prices and empty shelves within weeks as a result of the tariff war.
“So people met with him and then something did change,” Maher said.
“Yeah, the checks and balances of his billionaire friends,” New York Times columnist Bret Stephens quipped.
“But somebody talked to him is all I’m saying, and it did seem to move the needle,” Maher responded. “Because his other billionaire friend Ken Griffin said the US is 20% poorer than it was a month ago. It could be a lifetime to repair the damage that has been done.”
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“And Frank Luntz, the pollster, he said ‘On July 4th, picnics will happen. I think he has another three months before voters turn on him.’ What do you think about that?” Maher then asked.
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., responded by telling Maher the “problem” is that Trump “will listen to whoever last talks to him,” adding that “the harm is done” even if Trump reverted to the pre-tariff era due to the instability of his economic policies.
Trump will reach 100 days on April 30th.
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CEO forced to shut down store amid battle over massive American flags
Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis has said he’s been forced to shutter one of his stores in North Carolina amid a heated legal battle about his massive American flags flying at his stores.
Lemonis told WITN this week that he closed the smaller of his two RV dealerships in Greenville on April 18 accusing council members of actively trying to disparage his business for refusing to take down the giant flags.
City leaders in Greenville, North Carolina, voted to take legal action against the flags in March since they violate city ordinances and Lemonis has been hit with $15,000 in fines.
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The flags are almost the size of a basketball court, spanning 3200 square feet while the pole it flies from is around 130 feet tall, almost double the current allowance.
“We think the ordinance is wrong,” Lemonis told local radio station WTIB, according to WITN. “They (the council) should probably do a little research on the statutes in the state of North Carolina.”
“I think it’s also wrong council members have been working very actively to disparage my business and on [April 18] I had to consolidate modification of two dealerships in town… Our business which has been unfortunately impacted uniquely in Greenville, North Carolina.”
The national RV dealer has more than 200 locations across the country and is known for proudly flying large “Old Glory” flags at its stores. Camping World has also been sued by other municipalities across the country over the size of the American flags it flies at the stores. Officials from Sevierville, Tennessee, for instance, take issue with the height of the pole, not the size of the flag.
Lemonis for weeks has defiantly said the flags will not come down and argues that the city’s ordinance violates state law.
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Greenville Communications Manager Brock Letchworth said after the city took legal action that the issue was never been about removing an American flag or the type of flag.
“It is about bringing the flag into compliance with city code,” Letchworth said in a statement.
“We look forward to finding a resolution that will result in the continued display of the flag, but in a way that does not violate local laws.”
The closure of the store comes just weeks after Lemonis defiantly declared the giant flags.
Lemonis told Fox & Friends earlier this month that he wouldn’t’ budge on the issue, and that the flags are his love letter to the United States, which allowed him to thrive there after he had to leave Beirut, Lebanon.
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“I wasn’t born in this country. I emigrated from Beirut, Lebanon. Came here to Miami, Florida, and had an opportunity to live the American dream in this country,” he said.
“I’ve put a lot of sweat and tears into building this business for my people, for the country. And it’s my love letter to tell everybody how grateful I am this country provided me an opportunity where it didn’t have to. To make money, to be a capitalist, to provide jobs in America.”
“From my perspective, the flag’s not a problem … It has FAA clearance, and for me, this feels like an opportunity for the city to say we want to control what’s happening there.
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Meanwhile, Lemonis told WTIB that he proposed making $50,000 donation to Maynard Children’s Hospital in Greenville in lieu of fines and with the agreement that the council would change the ordinance to allow his flags.
Lemonis then said he would make the donation but did not want it to be a quid pro quo in exchange for the ordinance change.
“The merits of the Children’s Hospital stand on their own and anytime an organization like that’s trying to do good things and actually doing good things, they’re deserving of a contribution.
“So I’d be happy to make a donation but… I would prefer not to have it ……be a quid pro quo.”
Fate of ‘Brady Bunch’ mom’s first husband was never explained, and here’s why
“The Brady Bunch” was a huge hit in the 1970s, and it continues to enjoy success in reruns today, but there was one important detail the writers never clarified.
The pilot episode of the series made it clear that Mike Brady, played by Robert Reed, had been widowed, but the show never specified if Florence Henderson’s character, Carol Brady, had been widowed or divorced.
“There was a whole discrepancy in the basis of the show, in the concept of the show that the network fought [creator] Sherwood Schwartz on, and that is the premise was a widower with three sons and a divorcee with three daughters, and the network felt a divorcee created too many problems for the series,” Barry Williams, who played oldest son Greg Brady, said on his “The Real Brady Bros” podcast.
Williams said executives felt custody details and the issues that would have led to the divorce would complicate the premise of the show.
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“We were playing to a very conservative country, so they wanted Carol to be a widow, and Sherwood never changed it. But they agreed to disagree, and it was left unhandled, which is why you never see in our pilot episode Carol’s ex-husband or even referenced,” he added.
“We were playing to a very conservative country, so they wanted Carol to be a widow, and Sherwood never changed it. But they agreed to disagree, and it was left unhandled, which is why you never see in our pilot episode Carol’s ex-husband or even referenced.”
He added that the show also never depicted any of the children being adopted by their stepparents, although Susan Olsen, who played youngest daughter Cindy Brady, noted the fact that the girls’ last names were Brady implied they had been adopted by their stepfather.
“What is interesting, as you mention, is that they leave it. They don’t deal with Mr. Martin by reference,” Christopher Knight, who played middle brother Peter and co-hosts the podcast, said, referring to Carol’s first husband. “They do refer to Mrs. Brady, the previous Mrs. Brady, quickly in this episode in a really touching scene, and we’ll review it, and [they] then never again reference it or deal with it.”
Olsen said she thought it was “kind of sad” the boys’ mom was never mentioned again.
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She noted that Carol does say, “‘Three years ago, I thought it was the end of the world, and now it’s just the beginning,’ and you wonder, ‘Did he die, or did they split up?’”
“I’ve felt that was through a divorce or two myself,” Williams said. Knight added that Schwartz “left it so the audience can decide for themselves.”
Knight said he also took “offense” to the idea that the siblings never referred to the fact that they were stepchildren.
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“I thought that was the part of the show that really failed us as kids, and I was just 12 years old, thinking at that time, ‘They’re not really my sisters,’ and I know growing up I would have said, ‘You’re not really my sister.'”
He said he now realizes the reason for the show’s success was because they didn’t do that.
“It was all about getting along,” he admitted.
“And in getting along, having mom’s picture always up, referencing your real mom or your birth mom is only gonna be a wedge issue, a potential wedge issue, so it was completely put aside,” he explained.
Divorce was a sticky issue on TV at the time. The series ran from 1969 until 1974.
Mary Richards on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” which ran from 1970 until 1977, was also supposed to be a divorcee when she decided to move to Minneapolis and work for a local news station, but again the show’s network didn’t like the idea.
Allan Burns, co-creator of the show, told The Hollywood Reporter in 2017, “We had the idea that we would do the first divorcee on television. It’s hard to believe, but in 1970 that was a controversial idea. Mary loved the idea, Grant loved the idea. Both of them were divorced and understood it, but the network had a sort of cardiac episode.”
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He said he was “summoned” to a CBS executive’s office, and divorce was replaced by a broken engagement.
What’s the most popular beer in America? Find out which brand reigns supreme
America loves beer.
From IPAs to lagers, America’s preference for beer varies across regions and states, though one brand seems to stand out from the rest.
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In a recent study by Coffeeness, a German coffee-focused website that publishes beverage-related studies, analysts compiled a ranking of the most popular beer in each state.
Using data from YouGov’s popularity ratings, as well as search data from Google, the study provides a “comprehensive picture” of America’s beer preferences.
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“Our analysis reveals some surprising patterns and confirms a number of long-held assumptions,” the study stated.
America’s favorite brand is Miller, which ranked as the most searched beer in 30 states, representing 60% of the country. Miller ranked the highest in states on both coasts, from Washington to Maine, plus Alaska and Hawaii.
“Miller’s widespread appeal likely stems from its accessibility, consistent flavor profile and strong marketing presence,” Coffeeness wrote in the study.
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Coors ranks second, a favorite of eight states, including Arizona, California and Texas.
Three states – Georgia, New Jersey and South Carolina – put Guinness at the top of the list.
Budweiser and Bud Light only led searches in four states combined, despite massive advertising campaigns.
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“The 2023 controversy surrounding Bud Light may have had something to do with this,” according to the study.
Budweiser was the top choice in Missouri and New Hampshire, while North Carolina and Ohio preferred Bud Light. (Anheuser-Busch, which owns Budweiser and Bud Light, is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.)
A few other brands are top choices in only one or two states, reflecting localized popularity.
Blue Moon is top of the barrel in Colorado. The craft-style beer is produced by parent company Coors, which also calls Colorado its home state.
“This suggests that Coloradans may appreciate the more craft-oriented offering from their local brewing giant,” Coffeeness wrote.
Corona ranked highest in only one state: Connecticut.
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“The Mexican lager’s association with beach relaxation and lime-garnished refreshment may resonate with coastal Connecticut residents,” the researchers stated.
Melania Trump’s life in photos from Slovenia to White House as she celebrates big milestone
Melania Trump is celebrating her birthday on April 26 as she’s been resuming her White House duties for the second time.
To commemorate the first lady’s 55th year, Fox News Digital takes a look back at her path from growing up in Slovenia to stepping into her role in the White House.
The early days
Trump was born on April 26, 1970, in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, at Splošna bolnišnica Novo mesto General Hospital, to parents Viktor and Amalija Knavs, according to public records.
The first lady was christened at the Church of St. Lawrence in Novo Mesto, where she was given her name, Melania.
She reportedly spent the first few years of her life living in an apartment in Sevnica.
Her family then relocated to a home in the same town.
The Knavs family attended services at the Church of St. Nicholas in Sevnica.
Fox News Digital also spoke with the first lady’s fifth-grade teacher, Milena Krajnc.
Krajnc shared that Trump was a good student and was always willing to help classmates who were falling behind.
Hometown ties
Srečko Ocvrik, the mayor of Sevnica, told Fox News Digital that the Knavs family were pleasant and actively involved in the community.
“While I did not know the family personally, local narratives consistently portray the Knavs family warmly, highlighting their positive influence and presence in the community,” said Ocvrik.
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The mayor shared that it would have been an “undoubtedly happy time for those who were young” growing up in the 1970s and ’80s, “as economic progress was evident.”
“We must consider that Slovenia and Sevnica are part of Central Europe, characterized by a quality of life that is inclusive and hardworking,” he went on.
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At the time that Melania Trump was growing up, the area was part of the former country of Yugoslavia, which dissolved in the 1990s, according to the mayor.
“Slovenia, as the westernmost republic of Yugoslavia, was significantly more aligned with Western culture and standards compared to the southern republics,” he added.
A local bakery in Sevnica, Okusne Dobrote, created apple pies named in honor of Melania Trump to mark her birthday.
Career and family
At age 16, the first lady began a successful modeling career, marked by many high-profile advertising campaigns and various philanthropic works, according to the White House website.
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She moved to New York in 1996 and became a citizen of the United States 10 years later, records show.
She married President Donald Trump on Jan. 22, 2005, at The Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida, followed by a reception at Mar-a-Lago.
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On March 20, 2006, the couple welcomed their son, Barron William Trump.
In 2010, Melania Trump launched her own jewelry collection, Melania Trump Timepieces and Jewelry.
Last year, she penned a memoir, “Melania,” a No. 1 New York Times bestseller.
Politics and philanthropy
Melania Trump is the second first lady to be born outside the U.S. — the first was Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams from London, wife of John Quincy Adams.
Thus far, Melania Trump the only first lady to become a naturalized citizen.
During her first tenure as first lady, she launched “BE BEST,” focusing on the biggest issues impacting children in America.
The initiative has “the goal of encouraging children to BE BEST in their individual paths, while also teaching them the importance of social, emotional and physical health,” the mission statement notes.
“BE BEST will concentrate on three main pillars: well-being, online safety and opioid abuse.”
She also established Fostering the Future, a BE BEST initiative that provides college scholarships to youth in foster care.
She also raises funds through her platforms on melaniatrump.com and usamemorabilia.com, using blockchain technology to generate revenue for scholarships.
Melania Trump has held several philanthropic roles, serving as chairwoman of the American Heart Association, honorary chairwoman of the Boys’ Club of New York, and honorary chairwoman of the Martha Graham Dance Company, among many others, according to the White House website.
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Most recently, the first lady celebrated the victory of the “Take it Down Act,” a bill that safeguards children from online threats such as deepfakes.
5 quotes from Cardinal Robert Sarah, touted by conservatives as a top papal candidate
Cardinal Robert Sarah – championed by conservatives as reflecting the doctrinaire and liturgically minded papacies of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI – is among those being considered to replace Pope Francis.
An African cardinal from Guinea, Sarah, 79, is viewed as a spiritual and theological standard-bearer for conservative Catholics, as critics of Francis have argued the late pope was too heavily influenced by modern secularism.
Sarah previously headed the Vatican’s charity office Cor Unum and clashed with Francis on many occasions.
Their ideological divide most seriously came to a head when Sarah and Benedict – who retired as acting pope in 2013 – co-authored a book titled “From the Depths of Our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy and the Crisis of the Catholic Church.” The 2020 book advocated the “necessity” of continued celibacy for Latin Rite priests and came out as Francis was weighing whether to allow married priests in the Amazon to address a priest shortage there.
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As a result, Francis dismissed Benedict’s secretary, Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, from his papal household job, and several months later retired Sarah after he turned 75. The prospect of a retired pope trying to influence a reigning one created the scenario that canon lawyers and theologians had warned of when Benedict decided to retain the white cassock of the papacy in retirement as “pope emeritus.” The scandal died down after Benedict removed himself as a co-author.
It’s actually Sarah’s 2019 book that’s causing more of a stir with conservative Christians in the wake of Francis’ passing.
Sarah has described “The Day Is Now Far Spent” as his most significant book. In it, the cardinal decries how Europe and Western civilization have turned away from Christianity and suffer from ideological challenges brought by mass migration.
By contrast, Francis had openly contradicted the Trump administration and Vice President JD Vance – a Catholic convert – over their crackdown on illegal immigration.
Vance, one of the last dignitaries to meet with Francis on Easter Sunday before his passing, has referenced Pope John Paul II – ideologically more similar to Sarah – in recent public addresses. At the Munich Security Conference, Vance praised John Paul II as “one of the most extraordinary champions of democracy” when emphasizing the importance of Western values. The vice president also celebrated John Paul II’s call for new evangelization at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.
Sarah co-authored two other books – “God or Nothing: A Conversation on Faith” in 2015 and The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise in 2017 – both with French journalist Nicolas Diat.
Here are some key quotes by Sarah being highlighted ahead of Francis’ funeral later this week. The papal conclave will convene in the coming weeks to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.
1. The West cut itself off from its ‘Christian roots’
Sarah argued that the West has cut itself off from its Christian heritage in “The Day is Now Far Spent.”
“The West no longer knows who it is, because it no longer knows and does not want to know who made it, who established it, as it was and as it is. The West refuses to acknowledge its Christian roots.”
“By losing its faith, Europe has also lost its reason to be. It is experiencing a lethal decline and is becoming a new civilization, one that is cut off from its Christian roots.”
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2. Gender ideology is ‘Luciferian’
Sarah argued that gender ideology is an affront to God’s creation and cannot fundamentally change whether a person is male or female in “The Day is Now Far Spent.”
“Gender ideology is a Luciferian refusal to receive a sexual nature from God.”
3. Called mass migration a ‘new form of slavery’
In a March 2019 interview with the French publication “Valeurs Actuelles,” Sarah reportedly criticized the role of the Catholic Church in supporting mass migration policies in Europe, noting the harm caused to the migrants themselves.
“All migrants who arrive in Europe are penniless, without work, without dignity,” Sarah reportedly said. “This is what the Church wants? The Church cannot cooperate with this new form of slavery that has become mass migration.”
4. Calls modern distractions ‘the devil’s tool’
In “The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise,” Sarah argues that modern distractions separate humankind from God.
“Distraction is the devil’s tool for cutting man off from God.”
5. Calls Christians to refuse loyalty to popularity or politics
In “God or Nothing: A Conversation on Faith,” Sarah asserts that one’s loyalty must be to Christ – rather than to popularity or politics – and repeatedly argues against moral relativism in family and societal norms.
“The Church is not a human organization. She is not subject to the fashions of the day or the winds of doctrine. She must be faithful to Christ.”
“God or nothing: there is no other choice. Those who choose God have everything. Those who choose nothing are lost.”
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“If truth no longer exists, if everything is relative, then man becomes a slave to his passions.”