Pope says he will 'speak out loud' against war after Trump attack
Pope Leo said he will continue to "speak out loud" against war after Donald Trump attacked him over his opposition to US immigration policy and the war in Iran. Donald Trump accused the pontiff of being "WEAK on Crime and terrible for Foreign Policy" in a Truth Social post, later telling reporters he was "not a big fan". The Pope told reporters en route to Algeria that he did not want to get into a debate with Trump but would continue to speak out against war.
Pope Leo has been a staunch critic of the Iran war, calling Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilisation "unacceptable" and calling for him to find an "off-ramp" to end the conflict. Donald Trump wrote in Sunday's post that the Pope "should get his act together" and said he was "weak on nuclear weapons". He also suggested that the pontiff was elected "because he was American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J Trump" and that "If I wasn't in the White House, Leo wouldn't be in the Vatican." Donald Trump added: "He's a very liberal person, and he's a man who doesn't believe in stopping crime, he's a man who doesn't believe we should be toying with a country that wants a nuclear weapon so they can blow up the world."
Pope Leo has arrived in Algeria at the start of an 11-day tour of Africa. One expert compared the comments to the Pope's relationship with fascist dictators in World War Two, saying "Not even Hitler or Mussolini attacked the Pope so directly and publicly". The Pope has used numerous public addresses to denounce global conflicts and urge de-escalation in the Middle East. In his Easter address, the pontiff said
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Pope Leo will continue to speak out against war. This comes after the US president launched an unusual and scathing attack over the Pope's opposition to US immigration policy and the war in Iran - but why now?
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