It’s sad both for the White House and for the president,” one cardinal said. “I mean, he makes themselves ridiculous, right?”

The New York State Catholic Conference, which represents the bishops of the state in working with government, accused Donald Trump of mockery after the White House posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of the president dressed as pope.

When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't good" and that he hoped Trump had nothing to do with it.