- A controversial image depicting US President Donald Trump as Jesus Christ has been deleted from his Truth Social account after backlash.
- Trump posted the image after launching a scathing verbal attack on Pope Leo XIV Sunday, labeling him “weak” on crime and “terrible” on foreign policy. The photo depicted the president dressed in a white robe with a glowing hand on the forehead of a man in a hospital bed.
- The photo and attacks on the pope quickly drew criticism from a range of people, who labeled them “blasphemy.”
- Pope Leo responded to Trump’s rant Monday, saying he would always speak out in favor of peace.
- “I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do, what the Church is here to do,” the pope told reporters. “I don’t want to get into a debate with Trump.”
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