US President Donald Trump described Pope Leo XIV's accession to the papacy as a meaningful moment for America. But now he has said the pontiff is hurting the Catholic Church, and is weak. Here's how their relationship… Grouped from 7 articles across 5 sources.
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US President Donald Trump described Pope Leo XIV's accession to the papacy as a meaningful moment for America. But now he has said the pontiff is hurting the Catholic Church, and is weak. Here's how their relationship has developed over the past year.
American Catholics are a key voting bloc; the spat could make Republicans vulnerable in the midterms.
President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.
Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV polarizing the diverse community as faith and politics come to a head Maryellen Lewicki meets once a week for Bible study with a group of Catholic women in Decatur, Georgia, in a space they try to keep clear of politics. But Donald Trump’s name arises nonetheless. “We have one person that we pray for during the course of the week,” she said. “What my friend said is that she prays for the president every day, that God will remove that hard heart of his and replace it with a softer one that has love.” Continue reading...
The pontiff said the replacement of reality by AI simulation could spread polarisation, conflict, fear and violence.
Popes have long been a moral voice on the global stage, loudly decrying situations of injustice.
Pontiff has been issuing sharp denunciations of war and inequality that have sparked repeated attacks from Trump
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