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Trump Posts Criticism of Pope Leo XIV on Social Media
U.S. President Donald Trump called Pope Leo XIV 'weak' and accused him of being captive to the 'radical left' on social media this week. The remarks followed Pope Leo XIV's criticism of U.S. threats toward Iran as 'truly unacceptable.' Visitors to the Vatican expressed criticism of Trump's statements during the pope's 10-day trip to Africa.
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During Travel to Africa Pope Leo XIV is on a 10-day trip to Africa. Pope Leo XIV's anticipated arrival in Cameroon has raised hopes for peace and unity in the country.
Cameroon is grappling with a separatist insurgency, heightened insecurity, and ongoing political uncertainties under President Paul Biya's decades-long rule.
Trump called Pope Leo XIV 'weak on crime'.
U.S. Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself appearing like Jesus Christ on Truth Social on Sunday. Trump deleted the AI-generated image later. Trump told reporters at the White House: 'I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor, and had to do with Red Cross, as a Red Cross worker there, which we support.
Only the 'fake news' could come up with that one. It's supposed to be me as a doctor, making people better.
at Vatican Visitors to the Vatican criticized U.S.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his remarks about Pope Leo XIV. ' Mariella Acciaioli, a French tourist at the Vatican, said: 'It’s completely inappropriate. Things are getting too much. U.S. tourist Paul Sarauskas at the Vatican called Trump's remarks 'absurd' and said: 'I think he needs to keep his nose out of religion.
He’s telling the pope what to do. He’s telling the pope how to do his job. Where the pope just wants to do good things, right? He wants to talk about peace, about helping other people, whereas the current administration is doing something completely opposite.
They’re just tearing people apart. ' Italian journalist Massimo Franco said Trump expected the American pope to be 'subservient' to the United States and: 'A pope must be a pope. He must respond to a wider community.
-Vatican relations. The Rev. Antonio Spadaro said Trump’s fury 'against a moral voice' shows that 'the president is powerless. He can’t bring the pope to the same terrain where he has brought everyone else, where he can dominate with language.
