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Under attack from Trump, Pope confirms the president doesn't understand 'the message of the Gospel'
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U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.
Key facts
- Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” the president wrote in his post, adding, “The reporter doesn't want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon
- U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation
- All of that came after Leo presided over an evening prayer service in St
- Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Leo on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the U.S.-born global leader of the Catholic Church is “doing a good job” and that “he’s a liberal person,” while also suggesting the pontiff should “stop catering to the Radical Left
Summary
“To put my message on the same plane as what the president has attempted to do here, I think is not understanding what the message of the Gospel is,” Leo told The Associated Press aboard the papal plane en route to Algeria. History’s first U.S.-born pope stressed that he was not making a direct attack against Trump or anyone else with his general appeal for peace and criticisms of the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the Iran war and other conflicts around the world. “The reporter will not enter into debate.