christianity | Manifesto for a Lay Pope

Only One of these Americans can make America great again.

One of these Americans speaks and the world listens to a call for Peace, Forgiveness and Mercy.

One speaks and people die. Innocent children die in schools, American citizens die in the street and on Capitol Hill, the lives of brave American patriots ( Mothers and Fathers whose children await to greet them when they return home) are lost fighting a war condemned by International law.

One advocates for the purity of Truth and Justice.

One says that Truth is only what he says it is and vilifies those who defend the absolute independence of what is Just.

One of these Americans implores us to Love our enemies .

One calls us to hate the friends and allys we have cherished for generations if they do not agree with him.

One of these Americans has earned the respect of the nations of the world through his unrelenting calls to end wars.

One threatens to annihilate civilisations.

One of these Americans is at Peace with himself.

One is in mental turmoil.

One leads a compassionate simple and humble life filled with gratitude and spiritual wealth.

One is being eaten alive from within by his desire for ever more and cannot be satisfied regardless of how much power and material wealth he acquires.

One of these Americans inspires by example through humility and unrelenting service to others.

One is consumed by the agony of his insatiable ego and self interest and demands others serve him, unconditionally.

One is calm, patient, confident, resilient, steadfast and joy filled.

The other is increasingly infirm, erratic, deeply mentally troubled, prone to angry outbursts and is now an existential threat to himself and humanity.

One of these Americans personifies the Love of Our Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

One does not.

One is a Beacon of God’s Light in an all too often dark and troubled world.

One creates Darkness

One of these Americans is the revelation of the Will of God that our lives will be fulfilled and overflowing with Love, Peace and Wellbeing if we Love our neighbour and we place spiritual wealth above material goods

One is physically, emotionally and mentally corrupted and decaying , weighed down by the unbearable agony of realising he is close to Death and that the personal empire he has addicted himself to throughout his life is ashes to him.

One of these Americans has earned the prayers of the Saints.

One needs us all to pray earnestly for the salvation of his soul.

Which of these men are you

God Bless you

Peace and Love

“I may speak in tongues of men or of angels but if I am without Love I am a sounding gong or a clanging cymbal. I may have the gift of prophesy and know every hidden truth; I may have Faith strong enough to move mountains but if I have no Love I am nothing. I may dole out all I possess or even give my body to be burnt but if I have no Love I am none the better. Love is patient; Love is kind and envies no one. Love is never boastful nor conceited nor rude; never selfish, not quick to take offence. Love takes no score of wrongs; does not gloat over others men’s sins but delights in the Truth. There is nothing Love cannot face; there is no limit to its Faith, its Hope and its Endurance.”
1 Corinthians 13: 1-7

Above : One of the ‘bad guys’ that US Secretary of State for War Pete Hegseth needs money to kill

On Weds March 18th 2026 The Washington Post reported that the Pentagon has ‌asked the White House to approve a more ⁠than $200 billion request to the U.S. Congress to fund the war in ‌Iran.

This is an example of what Mr.Hegseth wants to buy.

Tomahawk subsonic land cruise missile ……. $ 3.5 000 000

The image above shows the aftermath of the US Tomahawk cruise missile which destroyed the Shajareh Tayyebeth girls elementary school in Minab, Iran on the first day of the 2026 Iran war killing between 175 and 180 people , most of whom were schoolchildren between 7 and 12 years of age. ” It takes money to kill bad guys ”

Imagine what the $200 billion ( thats $200 000 000 000 ) that Mr Hegseth is hoping to spend on weapons that butcher women and children could be spent on . The national average full-time teacher salary in the US stands at $74,200……….. Do the maths !

But Mr Hegseth needs the money to, in his words, ”kill the bad guys”

Above : One of the ‘bad guys’ that US Secretary of State for War Pete Hegseth needs money to kill

And what about nurses ….. Imagine how many additional nurses could be recruited if $200, 000 000 000 were spent on saving lives rather than annihilating them. The national average full time nurse salary in the US stands at $91000 ………. Do the maths !

But Mr Hegseth needs the money to, in his words, ”kill the bad guys”

Above : One of the ‘bad guys’ that US Secretary of State for War Pete Hegseth needs money to kill

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ( USCCB ) have strongly criticised the US/Israel war in Iran urging an immediate de-escalation, diplomacy, and prayer to avoid a “tragedy of immense proportions”.

Pope Leo has urged all Catholics to pray that “the roar of bombs might cease, that weapons might fall silent, and that a space for dialogue might open, in which the voice of the peoples may be heard.”

”Faced with the possibility of a tragedy of immense proportions, I make a heartfelt appeal to all the parties involved to assume the moral responsibility of halting the spiral of violence before it becomes an unbridgeable chasm. May diplomacy regain its proper role, and may the well-being of peoples, who yearn for peaceful existence founded on justice, be upheld. And let us continue to pray for peace.”

On March 6th 2026, Kevin Clarke of America magazine reminded us of the Catholic concept of a just war …. He wrote ”War-making must be a last resort, all peaceful avenues of resolution having been exhausted. The use of force must be proportional, that is, the suffering it prevents must be greater than the misery it is likely to create. The conflict cannot be the cause of more disorder and evil than those it seeks to address. In conflict, belligerents must discriminate between combatant and noncombatant, taking all measures to protect the latter.”

The US/Israeli war in Iran, unsanctioned by the UN or Congress, meets none of the criteria above. All Christians must unite to condemn this affront to humanity.

Manifesto for a Lay Pope. My promise to you; If I am elected Pope I will decree that:

All Catholics must divest themselves of any shares in Companies which manufacture weapons of war under threat of ex communication if they do not.

my e mail is : the laypope@yahoo.com