Pope Leo Says He Has ‘No Fear’ Of Trump, Pledges To Keep Speaking Out ‘Loudly Against War’ | EUROtoday

Pope Leo XIV on Monday mentioned he “will continue to speak out loudly against war,” hours after President Donald Trump launched an assault towards him on social media, including that he has “no fear of the Trump administration.”

The first U.S.-born pontiff within the historical past of the Catholic Church, who has been crucial of Trump’s conflict in Iran, condemned the killings of harmless civilians around the globe, including that “someone has to stand up and say there’s a better way,” in line with Reuters.

“The message of the church, my message, the message of the Gospel: Blessed are the Peacemakers. I do not look at my role as being political, a politician,” he mentioned on a flight to Algiers. “I don’t want to get into a debate with him. I don’t think that the message of the Gospel is meant to be abused in the way that some people are doing.”

“I will continue to speak out loudly against war, looking to promote peace, promoting dialogue and multilateral relationships among the states to look for just solutions to problems,” he added, in line with Reuters.

Trump known as the pope “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy” in a prolonged submit on his Truth Social platform on Sunday that got here after the printed of a “60 Minutes” report that featured a joint interview with three American cardinals who mentioned the pontiff’s emergence as an outspoken critic of the president and his insurance policies, together with the Iran battle and his mass deportation marketing campaign.

Leo had beforehand known as Trump’s threats to erase Iranian civilization “truly unacceptable.”

Trump wrote late Sunday: “I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do.”

“Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician,” he continued.

On Sunday night time, the president additionally posted an AI-generated picture of himself as a Christ-like determine therapeutic a person and doubled down on his criticism of the pope in feedback to reporters, calling him a “very liberal person.”

“I’m not a fan of Pope Leo,” he added.

But Pope Leo made clear he doesn’t thoughts defying the president.

“I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do,” he mentioned, in line with The New York Times.

He additionally appeared to poke enjoyable on the title of Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social.

“It’s ironic — the name of the site itself. Say no more,” the pontiff mentioned, per the Times.