Trump's claim to want to be the next Pope certainly is a joke. A bad joke, but that's to be expected.
Trump doesn't want to be Pope; he wants to be God. The ancient Pharaohs got away with it, and Roman emperors claimed deity, so Mr Trump is just trying to catch up. (Those earlier examples of deification were in the context of polytheism, so they might not suit Trump.)
Trump's ambitions come as no surprise.
What is surprising, at least to me, is how many people have already bestowed godhood on him, already worship him. For him they give up their morals, and reject their former gods. Christians reject the teachings of Jesus. Supreme Court justices reject the Constitution. Senators and Representatives in Congress reject governance. All in obeisance to a bully.
If Trump somehow represents God to all these people, I guess it says something about their view of God. Perhaps they have always worshiped, and aspire to live like, some divine asshole.
Little wonder the church is in decline.
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Your thoughts are welcome! I'll try not to flinch if there are nasty ones, which I understand are fairly common nowadays.