Trump recently joked he would like to be the pope as the Vatican prepares to vote for the next pontiff following Pope Francis’ death last month.

"We’ve lost great respect for moments like this," said one archbishop of the imagery shared by Trump and the White House days after Pope Francis’ death.

“I’d like to be pope. That would be my number one choice,” Trump told reporters following Pope Francis’ death, when asked who should replace him. Trump added that he actually had no preference, but that Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, who is not on the list the Vatican is considering for the next pope, is “very good.”