Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself in the pose of Jesus Christ — healing the sick. Then he deleted it. The explanation? "I only wanted to be shown as a doctor, not as Jesus." The Bishop from Jerusalem responded: "It is inappropriate to compare yourself to Jesus."

The image appeared in the middle of a public standoff between Trump and Pope Leo XIV, whom he had told was "weak on crime." The timing was no accident — the provocation was calculated, and the deletion is an admission that a line was crossed.

American bishops defended the Pope: "He is Christ's representative on Earth." The Polish presidential advisor said Trump "insulted all Catholics." Meloni — Trump's ally — called the critics "inappropriate." Spain's Sanchez directly backed the Pope.

When the US president posts images of himself as Jesus in the middle of a conflict with the Pope, that is not a joke — that is testing limits. The only question is how far this can go before the price becomes too high.