Trump posted an AI-generated image on social media depicting himself resembling Jesus Christ, which he later deleted. He claimed the AI-generated image was meant to depict him as a doctor. This incident occurred as Trump criticized the Pope after the Pope disapproved of the Iran War and Trump's immigration agenda in a 60 Minutes segment.
Trump's criticism extended to extreme rhetoric, as he threatened to annihilate Iran's civilization. S. administration has claimed heavenly endorsement for Trump's war on Iran.
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church, and it is right and normal for him to call for peace and to condemn all forms of war.
In response, Pope Leo XIV has criticized the war against Iran and Trump's religious justifications for it. Pope Leo XIV plans to continue speaking out against war and will not debate Trump. International leaders have condemned Trump's attacks on the Pope.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV as unacceptable. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian defended Pope Leo XIV against Trump's attacks. Amid the tensions, Hal Lambert accused Pope Leo XIV and Barack Obama of conspiring to damage Trump's Catholic vote in the midterm elections.
Pope Leo (XIV) is weak on crime, and terrible for foreign policy. I don't want a pope who thinks it's OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.
Lambert claimed David Axelrod visited Pope Leo XIV, and they discussed Obama visiting the pope, as part of this conspiracy. Conflicting reports have emerged about a heated Vatican-Pentagon meeting. -based cardinal and a member of Donald Trump's administration grew heated.
The Pentagon said Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defence for policy, had a respectful and reasonable discussion with Cardinal Christophe Pierre on Jan. 22. The digital outlet the Free Press reported that Pierre was summoned by the White House over comments made by Pope Leo XIV two weeks earlier.
We don't like a pope who says it's OK to have a nuclear weapon.
The Free Press report characterized parts of the meeting as a bitter lecture warning that the United States has the military power to do whatever it wants. S. officials have strongly pushed back on the characterization of the meeting.
Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said the meeting was an exchange of views on matters of mutual interest. S. ambassador to the Vatican Brian Burch said Pierre confirmed that recent media characterizations of his meeting with Undersecretary Colby are fabrications that were just invented.
I have no fear, neither of the Trump administration, nor speaking out loudly about the message of the Gospel, which is what the Church works for.
S. S. defense officials threatened the Vatican in a meeting, referencing historical events from the 1300s.
Public opinion polling shows Pope Leo XIV has a +34 net favorability rating, while Trump has a -12 rating. Unresolved questions persist about the motivation behind Trump's AI image and the evidence for alleged conspiracies. The conflicting accounts of the Vatican-Pentagon meeting content continue to fuel speculation, with no definitive record of the discussions.
I will continue to speak out strongly against war, seeking to promote peace, promoting dialogue and multilateralism among states to find solutions to problems.
S. defense threats and their potential impact on Catholic voters remain vague, complicating assessments of the situation's severity. -Vatican relations and upcoming elections are significant, as the feud risks alienating Catholic voters and destabilizing diplomatic channels.
He was very much against what I’m doing with regard to Iran, and you cannot have a nuclear Iran. Pope Leo (XIV) would not be happy with the end result. I think he’s very weak on crime and other things, so I’m not (going to apologize).
He went public. I’m just responding to Pope Leo (XIV).
The zeal for war is spreading. The principle established after the Second World War, which prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others, has been completely undermined.