President Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on the US-born leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV.
According to Donald Trump, he is not a fan of Pope Leo’s and also labelled him as weak on crime and “terrible” for foreign policy.
A news story by Reuters stated, “U.S. President Donald Trump issued a scathing attack on Pope Leo late on Sunday, calling him “weak” on crime and “terrible” for foreign policy after the religious leader criticised Trump’s foreign and immigration policies.
“Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime and terrible for Foreign Policy,” Trump wrote in a lengthy post on Truth Social.
Leo, who is known for choosing his words carefully, has emerged as an outspoken critic of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran that began on February 28.
The pope said this month’s threat from Trump to destroy Iranian civilisation was “unacceptable.” He has also called for “deep reflection” about the way migrants are being treated in the U.S. under the Trump administration.
“Leo should get his act together as Pope,” Trump wrote in his post, later telling reporters he was not a “big fan” of the pontiff”.
Also, CNN reports saying, “Elise Ann Allen, a Rome-based correspondent for Catholic media outlet Crux, said Trump’s comments were a sign he was “feeling threatened that Leo was emerging as a stronger figure on the international scene.”
“I think what is happening is Donald Trump is starting to feel the heat,” she told CNN. “(He) has to be careful, because he has to remember that it’s the moderate Catholics who got him elected in both elections.”
She said it was unlikely Leo, who is about to begin a 10-day papal visit to Africa, would hit back at Trump’s comments.
Shortly after Trump’s comments, the president posted an image to Truth Social depicting himself as a Christ-like figure healing a sick person with American flags and eagles in the background”.
In related news, The Global oil prices have plummeted on Tuesday after President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran.
The two-week ceasefire has spurred hopes that more oil tankers would be able to transit the key Strait of Hormuz soon.
Reports suggest that U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks on its civilian infrastructure.
The Reuters report read, “Oil fell below $100 per barrel on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to the immediate and safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent fell $14.84, or 13.6%, to $94.43 a barrel, and WTI slid $16.13, or 14.3%, to $96.82 a barrel as of 0023 GMT.
Trump’s turnaround came shortly before his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, where 20% of the world’s oil transits, or face widespread attacks on its civilian infrastructure”.
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Donald Trump’s long post on Pope Leo. pic.twitter.com/gVDHDTdgXd
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