# Donald Trump and the Sede Vacante **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [April 27, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565 "2025-04-27T15:10:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ynnad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4491bb/32.png) [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/1 "2025-04-27T15:10:29Z")
Do you think that it is likely that Donald Trump will say, “They should make me pope. I would be the greatest pope ever.” or something similar. I would hope that his handlers have already warned him not to say this but I don’t think he always listens. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![Mortimus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/2 "2025-04-27T15:18:49Z")
I imagine what he might say, based on past behavior. Then I try to think of something worse than that. What he actually says will end up be worse than anything I can think of on my own. Other than that generality I cannot offer speculation on his exact wordage. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/3 "2025-04-27T15:20:46Z")
I’m sure his handlers have explained to him that the Pope only works for God and the position would therefore be a demotion for him. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/4 "2025-04-27T15:22:33Z")
I 100% believe Trump has the ego to say something like this but I doubt he has any interest in being Pope so he won’t. Also, even he has to realize he is so ineligible for the position that there is truly a zero chance it could happen ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/5 "2025-04-27T15:25:09Z")
If the US buys the Vatican from the Church (why wouldn’t they sell?) he can be boss of the pope. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/6 "2025-04-27T15:31:06Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > but I doubt he has any interest in being Pope so he won’t. But the vow of celibacy is on his bucket list of “Vows To Break”. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/7 "2025-04-27T15:33:43Z")
We need to do away with the position of Pope and all other religious hierarchy (which just exists to separate us) and appoint a worldwide ruler — a strong ruler, a compassionate ruler. A permanent ruler. I went to the Pope before he died and asked him to appoint me as Temporary Pontiff when he kicks off and he said, with tears in his eyes, that it was a good idea, a sound idea, a patriotic idea. An idea whose time has come. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/8 "2025-04-27T15:37:40Z")
Trump forgets there is a pope the moment he’s home. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/9 "2025-04-27T16:03:41Z")
… I asked my wife, Malaria, if she would consider filling the office of Popette and she said she’d accept if she could have a big Pope hat to match mine and one for Barron, too. Big hat, proud hat, I remember when John Paul was elected Pope twice, like me, and, wow, were George and Ringo upset… . ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/10 "2025-04-27T16:05:16Z")
Gloria in Excelsis Deal. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/11 "2025-04-27T16:58:18Z")
He’s been forestalled: > ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/12 "2025-04-27T17:05:53Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > he can be boss of the pope. “I want to be king and pope!” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/L2xWQr4VaUA/hqdefault.jpg "The Man Who Would be King of the Popes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2xWQr4VaUA) ---
**Author:** ![DaveUnknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/13 "2025-04-27T17:46:26Z")
He’d say something like, “they told me I’d be a great Pope, we’d have a great direction, they would be really happy, I wanna talk about ….. “ ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/14 "2025-04-27T17:48:17Z")
Make the papacy great again! ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/15 "2025-04-28T00:11:11Z")
I can see him saying something along the lines of it’s time for an American Pope, which will of course destroy whatever faint possibility there is of the Cardinals choosing an American. ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/16 "2025-04-28T07:22:34Z")
I voted something worse, but my fantasy are not up to examples. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/17 "2025-04-28T07:39:46Z")
Something worse. As in cancelling catholicism and deporting Catholics to the Vatican. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/18 "2025-04-28T08:01:09Z")
I think it’s possible he might make some tangential comment implying that he could be a great pope, or that he should be involved in appointing or validating the next pope, or something like that - but specifically, as a casual aside that is not only wrong, but also insulting in the very fact of being casual about such a thing. “A lot of people want me to do it. And they did try to ask me about it at the Vatican they said… And it would be a very… big… thing. But you know it’s. Nobody asked Joe Biden about it because he’s bad. Very bad and stupid man. It could be. I know more about it than anyone, so everyone asked me, etc” ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/19 "2025-04-28T12:19:52Z")
Oh, I was guessing that he’d advocate annexing the Vatican. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565/20 "2025-04-28T12:27:04Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > deporting Catholics to the Vatican …thus bringing about the Second Coming of Menachem Mendel Schneerson. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-sede-vacante/1017565.md?page=2)