Pope Leo and Trump/Vance are having a back and forth….
Donald seems to think he’s a ‘Better’ guy than the Leader of the “Holy Sea’.….
NY Times….
¶For days, Pope Leo XIV has attracted criticism from President Trump and his allies for refusing to back the war in Iran. On Thursday, he reiterated his calls for peace.
Pope Leo XIV is not backing down.
Amid a growing dispute with the Trump administration over the legitimacy of American attacks in Iran, Leo used a speech on Thursda in Cameroon to express “woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.”
“Blessed are the peacemakers,” he said, adding: “The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters.”
The pope was speaking in a region of Cameroon where separatists have been clashing with the government for a decade, and he praised local religious leaders seeking to end that conflict.
But against the backdrop of American efforts to use Christian theology to justify the Iran campaign, the pope’s words seemed as directed at the Trump administration as they were at separatist leaders and the government of Paul Biya, 93, the world’s oldest president and an authoritarian who has ruled Cameroon for more than 40 years.
The Trump administration has sought to portray its war in Iran as a “just war” backed by the will of God and Jesus Christ. Pope Leo has stridently disagreed, saying previously that Jesus “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.”
That led to an extraordinary broadside on Sunday from Mr. Trump, who attacked the pope on social media as “terrible on foreign policy.”
On Monday, as the pope left for a tour through four countries in Africa, he said he had “no fear” of the Trump administration and would continue to protest war and speak out “loudly about the message of the Gospel.” The Trump administration continued to needle him, with Vice President JD Vance saying on Tuesday that Leo should be more “careful when he talks about matters of theology.”….
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“The masters of war,” he said, “pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet often a lifetime is oft not enough to rebuild. They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation.”…
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image…Pope Leo XIV addresses the Algerian community in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa, in Algiers on April 13, 2026. Pope Leo XIV embarks today on an 11-day visit to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea for his first major international trip since becoming pontiff last year… Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty
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