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Trump Attacks Pope Leo XIV Over Iran War Criticism; Pope Fires Back

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, publicly condemned US President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization as 'truly unacceptable' and said attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law. Trump responded on social media by calling the pope 'weak,' 'terrible for foreign policy,' and a tool of the 'Radical Left,' marking a remarkable public feud between a sitting US president and the head of the Catholic Church.

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1Pope Leo XIV declared Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization 'truly unacceptable' and said such attacks violate international law
2Trump posted on social media that 'Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy'
3Trump also accused the pope of catering to the 'Radical Left' and said he was 'not a big fan' of the pontiff
4The attack came after Pope Leo XIV criticised the US-Israeli war on Iran and called for peace
5Pope Leo XIV is the first American-born pope, making the public feud particularly notable

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Covered across US, Australian, UK, Canadian, Singaporean, and Hong Kong outlets, underscoring the global resonance of a clash between the US president and the Vatican.

Trump Attacks Pope Leo XIV Over Iran War Criticism; Pope Fires Back

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