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13 Apr 2026, 13:31

On Sunday, April 23, the President of the United States criticized the leader of the world's Catholics for his opposition to the war in Iran, accusing him of being weak against "crime, violence, and nuclear weapons."
Donald Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, that "Pope Leo is weak in confronting crime and violence and has performed very poorly in foreign policy."
He added: "I don't want a pope who thinks that having nuclear weapons is okay for Iran. I don't want a pope who thinks that America's attack on Venezuela is bad; a country that sends a massive amount of drugs to the United States and, even worse, empties its prisons, sending murderers, drug traffickers, and criminals to our country."
The President of the United States claimed that "if I were not in the White House, Leo would not be in the Vatican. Unfortunately, Leo's weakness against crime and nuclear weapons is unacceptable to me."
The leader of the world's Catholics had said on April 18 that threats against the people of Iran are "unacceptable."
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Pope Leo described Mr. Trump's threat to destroy "a civilization" in Iran as "unacceptable."
Mr. Trump continued by saying he does not want a pope who criticizes the President of the United States and added that if he were not in the White House, Leo would not be present in the Vatican either.
Pope Leo also called on world leaders during the Easter holiday to end violence and stop "idolizing themselves and money."
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Donald Trump, the President of the United States, shared an AI-generated image of himself after posting a message criticizing Pope Leo XIV.
In this image, Trump stands in a bright red robe with his hand on a sick man, surrounded by symbols including the American flag, eagles, fighter jets, the Statue of Liberty, and heroes of his community.
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Pope Leo XIV, the leader of the Catholic Church, announced on Monday, April 24, while heading to Algeria, that he has no intention of "debating or arguing" with Donald Trump, the President of the United States, and only supports the Christian message of promoting peace.
Pope Leo XIV begins his African trip from Algeria.
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On Monday, April 24, Pope Leo told Reuters that following Donald Trump's direct attack on the leader of the 1.4 billion-member church, he intends to continue opposing the war.
In remarks made on the papal plane heading to Algeria, where he begins his 10-day trip to four African countries, he also stated that the Christian message is being "misused."
Pope Leo told Reuters: "I don't want to engage in a debate with him. I don't think the message of the Gospel is such that some people misuse it."
He added: "I will seriously continue to oppose the war, aiming to promote peace, dialogue, and multilateral relations among countries to find fair solutions to problems."
The leader of the world's Catholics said: "Today, many people in the world are suffering. Many innocent people are being killed. And I think someone needs to rise up and say there is a better way."
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