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Will Weissrt,Nicole Winfield and Josh Boak

Pope Leo hits back at Trump after president launched scathing attack

Donald Trump Leo XIV Church Iran Vatican Venezuela

Pope Leo XIV defended the Vatican's appeals for peace and reconciliation as rooted in the Gospel, stating he does not fear the Trump administration, following President Trump's criticism.
President Trump launched an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV, calling him "liberal," "weak on crime," and "terrible for Foreign Policy," particularly concerning the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and Venezuela.
Trump suggested Pope Leo XIV's position was influenced by his American nationality and the need to deal with him, urging the Pope to "stop catering to the Radical Left" and focus on being a "Great Pope, not a Politician."
Pope Leo XIV clarified that his general appeals for peace and criticisms of a "delusion of omnipotence" were not direct attacks but rather the Church's mission to build bridges of peace and avoid war.
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed dismay at Trump's remarks, asserting that Pope Leo XIV is the "Vicar of Christ" who speaks from the Gospel's truth, not a political rival.

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