{"id":2412021,"date":"2025-03-10T13:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T17:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-leaves-mass-over-priest-making-trump-comparison-to-satan\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T13:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T17:13:23","slug":"man-leaves-mass-over-priest-making-trump-comparison-to-satan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-leaves-mass-over-priest-making-trump-comparison-to-satan\/","title":{"rendered":"Man leaves Mass over priest making Trump &#8216;comparison to Satan&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-leaves-mass-over-priest-making-trump-comparison-to-satan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2412021&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Catholic man in Washington,D.C. left Mass for the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-governor-allegedly-spent-thousands-in-taxpayer-money-on-groceries-liquor-dry-cleaning-report\/\" title=\"New Mexico Governor Allegedly Spent Thousands In Taxpayer Money On Groceries, Liquor, Dry Cleaning: Report\">time due<\/a> to a priest&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">political homily<\/a> comparing former President Donald Trump to \u200bSatan. The priest&#8217;s sermon\u2062 referenced a tense exchange involving Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky,using the Gospel story of Satan&#8217;s temptation of Christ to\u2062 draw parallels with Trump&#8217;s taunts.The man, Declan Ganley, expressed his discontent on social media, \u200chighlighting \u2063how such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trey-gowdy-shreds-democrats-impeachment-case-youre-not-going-to-win\/\" title=\"Trey Gowdy Shreds Democrats\u2019 Impeachment Case: \u2018You\u2019re Not Going To Win\u2019\">political rhetoric<\/a>\u2062 from \u2062the altar was inappropriate and detrimental to the spiritual mission of the church.After leaving \u200bthe initial Mass,he found another church to attend. This \u200cincident\u2062 comes in a broader context of political discourse within the church, especially following the appointment of Cardinal Robert McElroy, \u2064who has\u2063 been known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-divisions-over-israel-laid-bare-as-war-continues\/\" title=\"Israel...s ongoing war exposes deep divisions within the Democratic Party.\">critical \u200cstance<\/a> on Trump&#8217;s policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DC Catholic leaves Mass over priest making Trump &lsquo;comparison to Satan&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2031863\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A Catholic man in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, marked the &ldquo;first time&rdquo; he&rsquo;d left Mass on Sunday, citing the priest&rsquo;s political homily.<\/p>\n<p>This homily allegedly centered on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3333836\/jd-vance-tag-team-trump-zelensky-takedown-influence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">testy exchange<\/a> between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House. As Zelensky offered criticism to Trump and Vice President JD Vance amid the presence of the press, Trump warned Zelensky that he was &ldquo;playing with World War III.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3342284\/donald-trump-the-apprentice-amazon-prime-streaming-debut\/\">Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8216;The Apprentice&#8217; now on Amazon Prime in streaming debut<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3342293\/construction-crews-begin-dismantling-blm-plaza-near-white-house\/\">Construction crews begin dismantling BLM Plaza&nbsp;near White House<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3342084\/doge-cuts-national-park-service-staff-visitation-rate-peaks\/\">DOGE cuts National Park staff as visitation rate peaks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;First time I left a Mass in my life. Priest in Georgetown, DC, delivering his homily and proceeds to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">today&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Gospel of Satan&rsquo;s temptation of Christ in the desert to Trump and Vance&rsquo;s &lsquo;taunting&rsquo; of Zelensky in the Oval Office. He delivers direct quotes from Trump. The comparison to Satan was not remotely veiled,&rdquo; Declan Ganley wrote on X Sunday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/declanganley\/status\/1898765745204437440 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached the Archdiocese of Washington for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&rsquo;s gospel was meant to center on Luke 4:1-13, a passage detailing the story of Jesus Christ&rsquo;s 40-day fast. Catholics celebrate this story by simulating a similar fast called Lent, which began last week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Honestly, I&rsquo;m fine with leftie Jesuits. They are necessary, and they have a charism but raw nasty partisan political speeches from the Altar that compare the President of the United States to Satan? Beyond the Pale, not going to bring people closer to salvation,&rdquo; Ganley wrote in a post that went on to be viewed over 1 million times.<\/p>\n<p>Ganley eventually found Our Lady of Victory on McArthur Boulevard to attend instead. He did not name the first priest or the church involved in his complaint.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Pope Francis&nbsp;named Cardinal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/75078\/sf-archbishop-who-banned-pelosi-from-communion-passed-over-in-cardinal-assignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert McElroy<\/a>&nbsp;the archbishop of Washington on Jan. 6. This was also days before Trump&rsquo;s inauguration. McElroy, 70, was the outspoken bishop from San Diego who criticized Trump&rsquo;s deportation plans since his first term.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3334729\/marco-rubio-cant-say-peace-possible-ukraine-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MARCO RUBIO CAN&rsquo;T SAY &lsquo;PEACE IS POSSIBLE&rsquo; BETWEEN UKRAINE AND RUSSIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McElroy is a native of San Francisco and succeeded Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone&nbsp;in 2022. This was after Salvatore recommended that Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) not receive communion over her stance on abortion. Meanwhile, McElroy rolled back the stance.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., since 2019, retired. Gregory, 77, did not refuse Pelosi nor then-President Joe Biden from receiving communion over their policies. He was also the first African American leader of the Catholic Church in Washington and the first-ever black U.S. cardinal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2031863\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2031863\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC Catholic exits Mass over priest&#8217;s Trump-Satan remark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2412022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamala-Harris-Catholic.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50410,6027,10635,51877,3634],"class_list":["post-2412021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy-2","tag-mass","tag-priest","tag-satan-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kamala-Harris-Catholic.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412021"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412026,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412021\/revisions\/2412026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}