Trump Attacks Pope for Iran War, Immigration Criticism (1)

President Donald Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV for his criticisms of the US-Israeli war on Iran, calling the leader of the Catholic Church “WEAK on crime.”

The American-born pope has issued a series of rebukes to his leadership, most recently challenging the administration’s argument that God is on the side of the US in the conflict with Iran.

Pope Leo XIV

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“I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump said in the social media post. “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was ...