Bishop Robert Barron criticized heterodox German professors and leftist protesters who accused him of “Trumpism.” In July, Barron received the Josef Pieper prize in Münster, Germany. He was met by leftist protesters, some of them part of official Catholic youth groups known for heterodoxy and support of LGBT ideology. Pieper was a Catholic philosopher and one of the most influential Thomists of the 20 One day before the award ceremony, the Überwasserkirche, where Barron celebrated Mass, and the hall where Barron was set to speak were defaced or sprayed with slogans such as “F*** Trump.” In his blog, Barron, who was appointed by Pope Francis to the Diocese of Winona, Minnesota in 2022, commented on the protesters, stating that “(t)heir principal complaint seemed to be my participation, at the invitation of President Trump, in a commission dedicated to formulating policy in regard to religious liberty in our country.” “Because I was representing a Catholic perspective at the table …