I’m a religious expert. Here’s what I think about Trump’s ‘Jesus’ image

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsI’m a religion expert. Here’s what I think about Trump’s ‘Jesus’ imageThe AI image was widely interpreted as blasphemous – including by conservative Catholic group CatholicVote.orgPhilip C. Almond The Conversation Wednesday 15 April 2026 10:45 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":"b2958009","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jesus-image-blasphemy-expert-b2958009.html","title":"I’m a religion expert. Here’s what I think about Trump’s ‘Jesus’ image"}}CloseJimmy Kimmel takes aim at JD Vance's defense of Trump Jesus imageSign 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":false}This week, Dona...