In this era, even sacred social media trails.

The new pope's online footprint was quickly dissected a few minutes after he was elected as the next director of the Catholic Church, and some on the right responded differently.

Prior to becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost occasionally posted on social media, including some messages criticizing President Donald Trump and Vice President Judd Vance and his worldview.

His recent event on X took place in mid-April when he shared a post on his account by a Catholic commentator who called on Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele to ridicule Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland. The post is related to an article published in the Catholic Standard newspaper in which Bishop Evelio Menjivar asked Catholics about Abrego Garcia: "Is your conscience not disturbed? How can you keep quiet?"

In February, Prevost released a link to the story of criticizing Vance, which includes stories from the National Catholic journalist. Prevost repeated the title on X: "JD Vance is wrong: Jesus does not ask us to rank our love for others." In the article, the writer refuted Vance's claim in a Fox News interview that Christians prioritize people approaching them in front of others in other countries.

On Thursday, the White House directed NBC's news to X on Vance for comment.

Vance turned Catholic in 2019 and met with Pope Francis the day before his death to congratulate Prevost on his election as the first American pope.

"I'm sure thousands of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for the successful work of leading the church. May God bless him!" he wrote on X.

Trump also expressed congratulations. "It is an honor to realize that he is the first American pope," he wrote.

"What excitement, honor to our country. I look forward to meeting the Pope Leo. It will be a very meaningful moment!"

Other republishments of the Prevost X account show that he supports protecting immigrants, reducing gun violence and combating climate change.

The day after the Las Vegas Volkswagen fired in October 2017, Prest shared Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn).

Also in 2017, Prevost re-released a defender of immigrants who came to the United States with children as children (known as dreamers).

"I stand with #Dreamers and everyone who is working to build a fair, just and ethical immigration system. #DefendDaca #Daca."

Within a few hours, his X account added more than 200,000 followers.

Still, the New Pope is not a prolific poster, and most of what he shares are standard Catholic fares – so his social media posts don’t fully understand all of his political views.

Some conservative commentators have caught Prevost's posts and comments.

Far-right commentator Laura Loomer and Trump Ally have posted a series of posts decrying Leo politics. "Just another Marxist puppet from the Vatican," she wrote.

Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk's response to Prevost's election was more neutral.

"Let's say there's something about open borders that's not great. We'll see him as well. And there's something about George Floyd that I'm not too crazy about."

In 2020, Prevost re-tweeted, providing information on prayer and support for Floyd, who was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, leading to national estimates of racial relations and policing.

Other Republicans like former President George W. Bush have more positive reactions. It was a "historic and hopeful moment for American Catholics and faithful Catholics around the world," Bush said in a statement.

Former President Joe Biden, a Democrat and second-elected Catholic in the White House, also expressed his support for the new pope on X: “Habemus Papam – May God bless Pope Leo XIV in Illinois.