Marjorie Taylor Greene says ‘evil is being defeated’ after death of Pope Francis

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, was condemned on social media after tweeting that God defeated “evil” hours after Pope Francis’ death was announced.

“Today there were major shifts in global leaderships. Evil is being defeated by the hand of God,” Greene tweeted late Monday morning.

She did not elaborate on what those shifts were, but critics on social media took her tweet to be referencing Francis.

“If you are here, who is running hell?” responded Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla.

Adam Kinzinger, a former Republican congressman from Illinois who has become critical of President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement, also reacted to the tweet.

“You’re pure evil,” Kinzinger told the Georgia congresswoman.

Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives over climate change and critiques of capitalism, died Monday. He was 88.

Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis lived.

“At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church,″ Ferrell said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.