# 716: The President vs. The Pope and Bri Stensrud

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holy-post-440475/716-the-president-vs-the-pope-and-bri-stensrud
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holy-post-440475/716-the-president-vs-the-pope-and-bri-stensrud.md
Podcast: [The Holy Post](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holy-post-440475)
Published: 2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thephilvischerpodcast.libsyn.com/716-the-president-vs-the-pope-and-bri-stensrud
Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thephilvischerpodcast/HP716.mp3?dest-id=121777
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-holy-post-440475/episodes/716-the-president-vs-the-pope-and-bri-stensrud
Duration seconds: 5376

## Resource

It's been another week of deranged comments and posts from the President. This time he has targeted Pope Leo by accusing him of being weak on crime and catering to the radical left. Mr. Trump followed up by posting an A.I. image of himself as Jesus. The outrage was swift, including from his own MAGA supporters, but are they actually to blame for his messianic self-image? On Palm Sunday, the Pope said Jesus does not hear the prayers of those who wage war. Most assume he was referring to the Secretary of Defense's wrathful prayer for U.S. troops in Iran. Defenders of Pete Hegseth's prayer say he was just quoting the Bible, so what's the problem? Bri Stensrud, the director of Women of Welcome, explains why conservative evangelical women are rising up to support the dignity of immigrants and refugees even as many of their churches remain silent. Also this week—caffeinated cocaine sharks are roaming the Caribbean. Holy Post Plus: Bonus Interview with Bri Stensrud: https://www.patreon.com/posts/155624095/ Ad-Free Version of this Episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/155629230/ 0:00 - Show Starts 2:08 - Theme Song 2:30 - Sponsor - BetterHelp - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/HOLYPOST and get 10% off your first month! 3:33 - Sponsor - Rocket Money - Find and cancel your old subscriptions with Rocket Money at https://www.rocketmoney.com/ HOLYPOST 4:42 - David French Debates Chris Christie 9:55 - Holy Post Live with Lecrae! 11:16 - Cocaine Sharks! 14:45 - Pope vs President 18:31 - Trump "Jesus/Doctor" AI Image 26:16 - Sponsor - PolicyGenius - Secure your family's tomorrow so you have peace of mind today. Go to https://www.policygenius.com/HOLYPOST to find the right life insurance for you 27:17 - Sponsor - Feeding…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-holy-post-440475/episodes/716-the-president-vs-the-pope-and-bri-stensrud/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-holy-post-440475/716-the-president-vs-the-pope-and-bri-stensrud.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.