{"id":109301,"date":"2026-04-16T18:14:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/trump-falsely-claims-pope-leo-said-iran-can-have-a-nuclear-weapon-amid-ongoing-rift-over-war\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:14:48","slug":"trump-falsely-claims-pope-leo-said-iran-can-have-a-nuclear-weapon-amid-ongoing-rift-over-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/trump-falsely-claims-pope-leo-said-iran-can-have-a-nuclear-weapon-amid-ongoing-rift-over-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump falsely claims Pope Leo said Iran can have a nuclear weapon amid ongoing rift over war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">President Trump insisted on Thursday that he is not \u201cfighting\u201d with Pope Leo while falsely claiming that the first U.S.-born pontiff had stated that Iran should be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI have nothing against the pope,\u201d Trump said when asked by reporters about their ongoing rift over the Iran war. \u201cI&#8217;m not fighting with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe pope made a statement, he says Iran can have a nuclear weapon,\u201d the president added. \u201cAnd I say Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pope has not stated that Iran should have nuclear weapons and has <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/fact-checking-trumps-claim-that-pope-leo-supports-nuclear-weapons-in-iran\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a history;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a history&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">a history<\/a> of speaking out against them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leo, who has emerged as one of the most vocal critics of the Iran war, has urged leaders to use dialogue to achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict, now in its seventh week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking in Cameroon Thursday as part of his 11-day tour of Africa, the pope <a rel=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/pope-heads-epicenter-cameroons-separatist-073606753.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:sharply criticized;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;sharply criticized&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">sharply criticized<\/a> those who use religion to justify military actions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet often a lifetime is not enough to rebuild,\u201d he said in a speech at St. Joseph&#8217;s Cathedral in Bamenda. \u201cBlessed are the peacemakers, but 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pope did not mention Trump or Iran\u2019s nuclear weapons program in his remarks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants,\u201d Leo said, \u201cyet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"trump-posts-another-ai-jesus-image\">Trump posts another AI Jesus image<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>AI generated images via Donald Trump&#8217;s Truth Social account.<\/p>\n<p><span>(Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: @realDonaldTrump via Truth Social)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump posted an AI-generated meme showing Jesus embracing him on Wednesday, one day after insisting another image that he\u2019d shared on social media, which sparked<a rel=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/trump-faces-backlash-over-post-144400174.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:a backlash among the Christian right;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a backlash among the Christian right&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\"> a backlash among the Christian right<\/a>, was intended to depict him as a doctor \u2014 and not Christ.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116408742801619405\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:new image that Trump posted on Truth Social;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;new image that Trump posted on Truth Social&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">new image that Trump posted on Truth Social<\/a> was a screengrab from X showing him in front of a microphone with Jesus\u2019s arms draped around him and an American flag in the background.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe Radical Left Lunatics might not like this, but I think it is quite nice!!!\u201d the president wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this week, Trump faced fierce pushback among some of his supporters for posting an image that depicted him as Jesus. The president claimed that it was intended to depict him as a doctor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The image Trump posted late Sunday.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1186\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IaKnQ8FT3iFk1Lyw9A4kdg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTExODY7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/screenshot_2026-04-13_at_11.48.55%E2%80%AFam_8413.png\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>The image Trump posted late Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><span>(Truth Social\/@realDonaldTrump)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI viewed that as a picture of me being a doctor in fixing \u2014 you had the Red Cross right there, you had, you know, medical people surrounding me,\u201d Trump said in <a rel=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/trump-wont-back-down-pope-235354201.html\" data-i13n=\"slk:an interview with CBS News on Monday;cpos:5;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:an interview with CBS News on Monday;slk:an interview with CBS News on Monday;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;an interview with CBS News on Monday&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">an interview with CBS News on Monday<\/a>, seemingly referring to what appeared to be a nurse in the image. \u201cAnd I was like the doctor, you know, as a little fun playing the doctor and making people better. So that&#8217;s what it was viewed as. That&#8217;s what most people thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump said he was surprised by the outcry over the image, which he posted to his Truth Social account late Sunday. It was removed on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNormally I don&#8217;t like doing that, but I didn&#8217;t want to have anybody be confused,\u201d Trump said when asked why he took down the photo. \u201cPeople were confused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana and one of Trump\u2019s fiercest supporters in Congress, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/04\/14\/congress\/johnson-trump-jesus-picture-00871804\" data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told reporters on Tuesday;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;told reporters on Tuesday&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">told reporters on Tuesday<\/a> that he asked the president to remove the image.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI did ask him to delete it,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vice President JD Vance, a converted Catholic who is promoting an upcoming book about his faith, defended his boss. On Monday, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6393047681112\" data-i13n=\"slk:he told Fox News;cpos:7;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he told Fox News;slk:he told Fox News;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;he told Fox News&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">he told Fox News<\/a> that the post was a \u201cjoke\u201d and that Trump took it down \u201cbecause he realized that a lot of people weren\u2019t understanding his humor.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"trump-lashes-out-at-the-pope-over-iran-war-criticism\">Trump lashes out at the pope over Iran war criticism<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Sunday, shortly before posting the controversial Jesus image, Trump lashed out at Pope Leo, the first U.S.-born pontiff, in<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116394704213456431\" data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a Truth Social missive;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a Truth Social missive&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\"> a Truth Social missive<\/a>, calling him \u201cWEAK on crime\u201d and \u201cterrible for Foreign Policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI don\u2019t want a Pope who thinks it\u2019s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. I don\u2019t want a Pope who thinks it\u2019s terrible that America attacked Venezuela,\u201d Trump wrote, referring to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I\u2019m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leo has emerged as one of the most vocal critics of the Iran war. During a prayer service in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica in Rome on Saturday, Leo said that a \u201c<a rel=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/pope-leo-xiv-blasts-delusion-170735613.html\" data-i13n=\"slk:delusion of omnipotence;cpos:9;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:delusion of omnipotence;slk:delusion of omnipotence;cpos:9;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;delusion of omnipotence&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">delusion of omnipotence<\/a>\u201d is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, now in its seventh week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cEnough of the idolatry of self and money!\u201d Leo said during the service. \u201cEnough of the display of power! Enough of war! True strength is shown in serving life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The president told CBS News that he had watched a <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-leo-iran-war-mass-deportation-statements-inspire-american-cardinals-60-minutes-transcript\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" data-i13n=\"slk:&quot;60 Minutes\u201d segment;cpos:10;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;60 Minutes\u201d segment;slk:&quot;60 Minutes\u201d segment;cpos:10;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;quot&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">&#8220;60 Minutes\u201d segment<\/a> highlighting Leo&#8217;s disapproval of the Iran war before firing off the post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Pope Leo with Vice President JD Vance.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zvYpzuB8.MNtcssavWX0DQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/gettyimages-2215849900_6884.jpg\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Pope Leo with Vice President JD Vance in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p><span>(Simone Risoluti Vatican Media via Vatican Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump also claimed that he was the reason Leo was chosen as the first U.S.-born pope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLeo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise,\u201d he wrote. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump. If I wasn\u2019t in the White House, Leo wouldn\u2019t be in the Vatican.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump said that he preferred the pope\u2019s eldest brother, Louis, because of<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/13\/us\/louis-prevost-pope-leo-xiv-brother.html\" data-i13n=\"slk: his support for the MAGA movement;cpos:11;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:his support for the MAGA movement;slk: his support for the MAGA movement;cpos:11;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot; his support for the MAGA movement&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\"> his support for the MAGA movement<\/a> \u2014 \u201cHe gets it, and Leo doesn\u2019t!\u201d the president wrote \u2014 and offered Leo some unsolicited advice: \u201cStop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump, who spent the weekend in Florida, doubled down on his critique after arriving in Washington, D.C., late Sunday, saying, \u201cI&#8217;m not a big fan of Pope Leo. He&#8217;s a very liberal person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While speaking to reporters outside the Oval Office on Monday, Trump was asked whether he owed Pope Leo an apology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNo, I don\u2019t,\u201d the president replied. \u201cBecause Pope Leo said things that are wrong. He was very much against what I\u2019m doing with regard to Iran, and you cannot have a nuclear Iran. Pope Leo would not be happy with the end result.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"how-pope-leo-responded\">How Pope Leo responded<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pope dismissed President Trump\u2019s criticisms on Monday, telling reporters traveling with him aboard the papal plane at the start of an 11-day trip to Africa that he has \u201cno fear of the Trump administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201dI will continue to speak out strongly against war, seeking to promote peace, promoting dialogue and multilateralism among states to find solutions to problems,\u201d the pope said. \u201cToo many people are suffering today. Too many innocent people have been killed, and I believe someone must stand up and say that there is a better way.\u2019&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, and that\u2019s what I believe I am called to do,\u201d Leo told journalists. \u201cWe are not politicians. We are not looking to make foreign policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to get into a debate with \u2060him,\u201d the pope added. \u201cI don\u2019t \u200bthink that the message of the Gospel is meant to be abused \u200bin the way that some people are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In May 2025, Trump welcomed Leo\u2019s papal election as a \u201cgreat honor\u201d for the United States. And in his first year as pontiff, Leo had largely avoided directly criticizing the Trump administration. But the pope\u2019s conciliatory tone has changed in recent weeks amid the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After Trump threatened to wipe out \u201ca whole civilization,\u201d the pope said it was \u201ctruly unacceptable\u201d and urged people to speak out against attacks on civilian infrastructure \u2014 a &#8220;sign of the hatred, the division, the destruction human beings are capable of\u201d and a violation of international law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump continued to take aim at the pope on Truth Social Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWill someone please tell Pope Leo that Iran has killed at least 42,000 innocent, completely unarmed, protesters in the last two months, and that for Iran to have a Nuclear Bomb is absolutely unacceptable,\u201d <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116406622416293152\" data-i13n=\"slk:the president wrote;cpos:12;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the president wrote;slk:the president wrote;cpos:12;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the president wrote&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">the president wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"trump-is-no-stranger-to-pope-fights\">Trump is no stranger to pope fights<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The president<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/21\/g-s1-61636\/trump-pope-francis\" data-i13n=\"slk: clashed;cpos:13;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:clashed;slk: clashed;cpos:13;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot; clashed&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\"> clashed<\/a> with Leo\u2019s predecessor, Pope Francis, even before his first term in office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the 2016 presidential campaign, Francis was sharply critical of Trump\u2019s plan to build a wall along the U.S. southern border with Mexico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cA person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian,\u201d Francis said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump fired back: \u201cFor a religious leader to question a person&#8217;s faith is disgraceful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/letters\/2025\/documents\/20250210-lettera-vescovi-usa.html\" data-i13n=\"slk: a letter to U.S. Catholic bishops;cpos:14;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a letter to U.S. Catholic bishops;slk: a letter to U.S. Catholic bishops;cpos:14;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot; a letter to U.S. Catholic bishops&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\"> a letter to U.S. Catholic bishops<\/a> at the beginning of Trump\u2019s second term, Francis referred to the Trump administration\u2019s mass deportations as a \u201cmajor crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe act of deporting people who in many cases have left their own land for reasons of extreme poverty, insecurity, exploitation, persecution or serious deterioration of the environment, damages the dignity of many men and women, and of entire families,\u201d Francis wrote, \u201cand places them in a state of particular vulnerability and defenselessness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his first year as president, Trump met with Francis at the Vatican, posing for a photo with the pontiff alongside first lady Melania Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He is something. 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