Ted Lieu Attacks Trump Over Pope Pic, Then His Own Blasphemous Pic Resurfaces - Evil

Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California claims to be Catholic — but only when it benefits him politically. And lately, his outrage seems less rooted in theology than in partisanship.

To be clear, Lieu appears to practice Catholicism on his own terms. He publicly supports abortion, same-sex marriage, and no-fault divorce — positions directly at odds with Catholic doctrine. And when Catholic bishops discussed whether such views should disqualify politicians from receiving communion, Lieu dared them to deny him: a bold challenge that, unfortunately, was never taken up by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Yet, Lieu’s religious fervor seems to spike when he has the opportunity to criticize Republicans.

Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, social media erupted with jokes about who might fill the role. One popular meme featured President Donald Trump as the next pope — a tongue-in-cheek nod to the fact that the papacy has no term limits.

Naturally, Trump supporters leaned into the humor, and Vice President JD Vance — a Catholic convert — took the joke in stride.

Lieu, however, did not.

“As a Catholic, I take great offense to Donald Trump mocking Catholics,” Lieu posted on X.
“I wish Trump would focus on lowering prices instead. The American economy had negative GDP growth last quarter. That’s what he should be focused on instead of making fun of Catholics.”

Curiously, Lieu wasn’t so concerned with inflation or economic decline when the president had a “D” next to his name.

Even more ironically, Lieu has never been shy about embracing or defending groups that openly ridicule Catholicism. Take, for instance, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — a San Francisco-based LGBTQ group known for staging blasphemous performances that parody Catholic rituals.

This past Easter, the group hosted their annual “Hunky Jesus” contest, which included a mock Jesus performing a simulated sex act on a Trump doll. There was also a “Virgin Mary Bikini” competition. The winner, Wesley Walker, portrayed a spin on Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” and declared:

“If we were more like Jesus and less like Christian nationalists, our country wouldn’t be as f***ed up as it is now.”
He also blamed “right-wing supremacists” for America’s problems.

One of the drag nuns, “Sister Shalita Corndog,” claimed:

“There is a full-on movement to erase trans people,” comparing current political sentiment to Nazi Germany: “Hatred … at a level equal or worse than that of the Third Reich.”

Lieu has never condemned the group’s antics, despite their obvious mockery of the faith he claims to defend so fiercely.

Meanwhile, he seems more concerned about AI-generated images of Trump in papal regalia than actual assaults on Catholic religious freedom — like a recent law in Washington state. Under that new statute, clergy would be forced to report certain confessions to law enforcement, even if doing so violates the sacred seal of confession — a core tenet of the Catholic Church. Breaking that seal is grounds for excommunication.

Yet Lieu has remained silent on that real threat to religious liberty.

This all underscores a deeper issue with modern progressive ideology: a tendency to mock, dismantle, or ignore long-standing spiritual traditions — unless those same traditions can be weaponized against political opponents.

And that leads us back to Lieu, whose performative outrage over Trump’s AI image is not about Catholicism — it’s about control.

While Lieu poses with drag nuns and preaches tolerance for groups ridiculing Christian doctrine, he cries foul when conservatives make jokes. His selective outrage reveals more about his politics than his faith.

In contrast, even Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — who does not profess Christianity — is at least consistent in his reverence for the sacred traditions of his religion.

So no, Lieu isn’t more devout than Iran’s Supreme Leader. But he’s certainly more hypocritical.

And while only God knows the ultimate judgment each man will face, one thing’s for sure: Lieu’s manufactured outrage over “Pope Trump” memes shouldn’t be taken seriously.