Catholic JD Vance weighs in after Trump removes Truth Social post with image appearing to show himself as Jesus

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsCatholic JD Vance weighs in after Trump removes Truth Social post with image appearing to show himself as JesusVice President JD Vance said that, in some cases, it ‘would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality’Owen Scott Tuesday 14 April 2026 10:09 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957112","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/vance-donald-trump-pope-catholic-jesus-b2957112.html","title":"JD Vance weighs in after Trump removes ‘Jesus’ Truth Social post"}}CloseVance says Trump ‘joking’ after Pope Leo row escalates over Iran warSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate...