Donald Trump has been pictured crucifying Jesus Christ in a hard-hitting campaign against him by an Auckland church.
St Luke’s in Remuera has put up an Easter-themed cartoon which aims to show how Trump’s views contradict the messages of Jesus Christ.
St Luke’s minister Glynn Cardy said Christ would have been considered a “loser” by the Trumps of his day.
“To the Trumps of his day, and to those who see winners as having money and power, the Jesus of the Bible was a loser who associated with those rejected by society. And he died broke,” Cardy said.
“Jesus had an alternative vision of reality, however.
“He was a person who sided with minorities and those who were most vulnerable, and it was this that got him killed.”
Trump’s comments about Muslims, Mexicans and women were offensive to Christianity, Cardy said.
“For those of us at St Luke’s, the cross is about politics. Jesus was killed – violently, publicly and shamefully – because he spoke truth to power and confronted the leaders of his day about their treatment of the outcasts.”
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In a freewheeling conversation with reporters on his flight back from his recent visit to Mexico, Pope Francis was asked about Trump and some of his statements, such as vowing to build a wall between the United States and Mexico if he becomes president.
The Pope said, “A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian.”
Francis said in answer to a specific question about Trump’s views, “This is not in the gospel.”
Asked if American Catholics should vote for someone with Trump’s views, Francis said:
“I am not going to get involved in that. I say only that this man is not Christian if he has said things like that. We must see if he said things in that way and in this I give the benefit of the doubt.”
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