“Not in my interest”: Pope Leo XIV doesn’t need one other battle with Trump | EUROtoday

In his personal phrases, Pope Leo XIV doesn’t need to get entangled in one other argument with Donald Trump. It was “not in my interest at all” to argue with the US president in regards to the Iran struggle, the pontiff stated throughout his flight from Cameroon to Angola on Saturday.

The head of the Catholic Church stated that the interpretation of a few of his statements was “not correct in all aspects.” “It was taken as if I was trying to contradict the president. That’s not my intention at all.”

Trump and Leo XIV just lately had a heated change of phrases from a distance, which made headlines all over the world. The US president accused the Pope of a “terrible” international coverage after a sequence of peace appeals from the Vatican. Shortly afterwards, he posted an AI portray of himself as a savior on-line.

Leo XIV replied: “I am not afraid of the Trump administration.” Later, with out naming particular person politicians, he spoke of a “handful of tyrants who are destroying the world.” This has typically been linked to 1 one other.

The Pope now advised journalists on the airplane that the speech with this assertion had already been ready two weeks earlier – “that is, before the President said anything about me and the message of peace that I am spreading.” Leo added: “Much of what has been written since then has been comment after comment trying to interpret what was said. That was taken as me trying to contradict the president.” His purpose stays to unfold a message of peace and justice on this planet.