THE Roman Catholic Church of TT has taken offence to an AI-generated image shared by American President Donald Trump on social media in which he states he should be the number one choice for the Pontiff’s replacement, following the April 21 death of Pope Francis.

Trump, 78, who attended Pope Francis’ funeral on April 26, shared the image of himself in full papal attire on his Truth Social account on May 2. Prior to the Instagram post he joked that he should succeed the late Pope.

In a statement, the Catholic Church of TT, said the papal mockery was highly insensitive and called for responsible and ethical use of AI.