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In a recent outburst on Truth Social, former President Donald Trump launched a scathing critique of Pope Leo XIV, branding him as “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.” Trump expressed his discontent with the Pope’s stance on several international issues, particularly those conflicting with the Trump administration’s policies.
Trump’s post revealed a preference for Pope Leo’s brother, whom he regards more favorably. The former President took issue with the Pope’s perceived leniency, particularly concerning Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the U.S. military actions in Venezuela. “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump stated emphatically, highlighting what he believes is a critical divergence in their worldviews.
The former President accused Pope Leo of overlooking the challenges faced by religious institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump alleged that the Pope ignored the fear experienced by the Catholic Church and other Christian organizations when clergy were penalized for conducting services, even under socially distanced conditions. “He talks about ‘fear of the Trump Administration,’ but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID,” Trump asserted.
Trump’s criticism extended to the Pope’s opposition to U.S. actions in Venezuela. He argued that the country’s actions were justified due to the alleged drug trafficking and release of criminals into the United States. “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela,” he remarked, emphasizing the dangers posed by these activities to American society.
Closing his remarks, Trump expressed frustration with the Pope’s criticisms, insisting that his actions were in line with the mandate given to him by the American electorate. “I also did not want a Pope who criticizes me because I was doing exactly what I was elected to do,” Trump concluded, underlining his commitment to his administration’s policies.
Trump added that he also did not want a Pope who criticizes him because he was “doing exactly” what he was elected to do.
Trump’s post continued in part:
Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise. He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump. If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican. Unfortunately, Leo’s Weak on Crime, Weak on Nuclear Weapons, does not sit well with me, nor does the fact that he meets with Obama Sympathizers like David Axelrod, a LOSER from the Left, who is one of those who wanted churchgoers and clerics to be arrested.
Trump continued to call for Pope Leo to “get his act together” and to “use Common Sense” and “stop catering to the Radical Left.”
The president’s criticism of the Pope comes as Pope Leo “has consistently condemned the war in Iran,” the New York Post reported. Pope Leo has also “condemned the ‘idolatry of self’ and ‘delusion of omnipotence’ at play” in the war against Iran.
Breitbart London reported that during the Pope’s “first Easter Mass,” he called for “those who have weapons” to put them down, and for “those who have the power to unleash war,” to instead “choose peace.”
“Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue,” the Pope added. “Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them.”