Here is a living example of competing narratives, between the Vatican’s view and that of President Trump. Historically speaking, the Church has more staying power than any politician, which gives the advantage to Pope Francis.
“The political strategy for success becomes that of raising the tones of the conflictual, exaggerating disorder, agitating the souls of the people by painting worrying scenarios beyond any realism,” it added. On the other hand, Pope Francis was “carrying forward a systematic counter-narration with respect to the narrative of fear” due to the “need to fight the manipulation of this season of anxiety and insecurity”.