Manila, May 4 -- Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David has criticized US President Donald Trump for posting an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope, calling it offensive and insensitive in light of Pope Francis' recent death.

"The following Al-generated photo was posted by the US President himself, a few days after he attended the funeral of Pope Francis and while the Catholic world is still mourning," David said in a statement Saturday.

"With all due respect to his office and to the American people, we'd like him to know - it's not funny."

The photo, shared by Trump on his social media platform Truth Social, shows him seated in a papal throne wearing white vestments...