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‘Not afraid’: Pope Leo pushes back against Trump in feud over Iran war
Pope Leo XIV on Monday responded to the extraordinary broadside against him posted by US President Donald Trump the day before, saying that his appeals for peace are rooted in the Gospel and that that he is not afraid of Trump’s administration. Trump had accused the Chicago-born pontiff of being “very liberal” after Leo’s earlier criticism of the US and Israel’s war against Iran.
Pope Leo XIV on Monday responded to the extraordinary broadside against him posted by US President Donald Trump the day before, saying that his appeals for peace are rooted in the Gospel and that that he is not afraid of Trump’s administration. Trump had accused the Chicago-born pontiff of being “very liberal” after Leo’s earlier criticism of the US and Israel’s war against Iran.
