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Pope Leo XIV said the world is "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants" and decried world leaders who "manipulate" religion and the name of God for military gain in a speech in Cameroon on April 16, as President Donald Trump has continued sparring with the pontiff.
"Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth," Leo said during his four-country tour of Africa. "It is a world turned upside down, an exploitation of God’s creation that must be denounced and rejected by every honest conscience."
The pope's remarks come after Trump's attacks on social media, where the president has shared AI-generated images depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure and other religious imagery. Trump called Leo "WEAK on Crime" on April 12 and called him out in another post on April 14 with a defense of his war in Iran.
Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born head of the Catholic Church, has been highly critical of armed conflict, and repeated his stance on April 16: "The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet often a lifetime is not enough to rebuild."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pope-leo-decries-tyrants-remarks-120903692.html
"Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth," Leo said during his four-country tour of Africa. "It is a world turned upside down, an exploitation of God’s creation that must be denounced and rejected by every honest conscience."
The pope's remarks come after Trump's attacks on social media, where the president has shared AI-generated images depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure and other religious imagery. Trump called Leo "WEAK on Crime" on April 12 and called him out in another post on April 14 with a defense of his war in Iran.
Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born head of the Catholic Church, has been highly critical of armed conflict, and repeated his stance on April 16: "The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet often a lifetime is not enough to rebuild."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pope-leo-decries-tyrants-remarks-120903692.html
