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        "msgid": "trump-attacks-pope-leo-for-not-wanting-criticism-1776052255",
        "date": "2026-04-13 09:31:43",
        "title": "Trump Attacks Pope Leo for Not Wanting Criticism",
        "author": "Fitriyan Zamzami",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "In a heated exchange, US President Donald Trump has launched a scathing social media attack on Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, accusing him of poor foreign policy and serving radical left groups following the Pope's call to end the war with Iran and criticism of delusions of omnipotence driving the conflict. Trump claimed the Pope owes his position to him and urged him to use common sense rather than engage in politics, while dismissing concerns over Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions as unfounded based on US intelligence. This unusual feud highlights tensions between the Trump administration's aggressive military stance and the Vatican's push for peace, potentially straining relations between the US government and the Catholic Church.",
        "content": "<p>REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, VATICAN \u2013 Originating from the United States does\nnot make Pope Leo XIV subservient to President Donald Trump. Recently,\nfollowing Trump\u2019s illegal actions in attacking Iran, relations between\nthe two have grown even tenser.<\/p>\n<p>The latest development is that Trump has posted a lengthy message on\nsocial media targeting Pope Leo XIV, calling him \u201cbad at foreign policy\u201d\nand accusing him of \u201cserving radical left groups\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This unusual criticism of the Catholic Church leader follows a\nstatement from Pope Leo, who called for an end to the war and criticised\nwhat he described as the \u201cdelusion of omnipotence\u201d driving the conflict\nduring yesterday\u2019s prayer service.<\/p>\n<p>Although he did not name Trump, the message appeared directed at\nTrump and other US officials, who boast about US military power and\njustify the war from a religious perspective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not want a Pope to think it is okay for Iran to have Nuclear\nWeapons,\u201d Trump criticised on Truth Social. It should be noted that\nIran\u2019s possession of nuclear weapons is merely a delusion of Trump and\nIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Iran has never planned to\nbuild nuclear weapons, a fact confirmed by US intelligence findings\nthemselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeo should act with us as Pope, use common sense, stop serving the\nRadical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a politician.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump also claimed that Pope Leo, the first Pope born in the US, owes\nhis position to him. Pope Leo \u201cwas placed there by the Church only\nbecause he is American, and they thought it was the best way to deal\nwith President Donald J Trump. If I were not in the White House, Leo\nwould not be in the Vatican,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trump-attacks-pope-leo-for-not-wanting-criticism-1776052255",
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