Trump responds after Pope Leo XIV criticises the ‘masters of war’
Speaking at a peace meeting in Bamenda, Cameroon, Pope Leo XIV called out leaders who were spending billions on wars and said that the world “is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”.
The pope has emerged as an outspoken critic of the United States and Israel’s actions in the Middle East in recent weeks, emphasising that “it takes only a moment to destroy, yet a lifetime is often not enough to rebuild”.
United States President Donald Trump responded, in a more conciliatory tone than in recent days, by saying the pope needs to understand the realities of a “nasty world”.
“The pope has to understand Iran has killed more than 42,000 people over the last few months,” Trump said.
“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. The world would be in great danger.”
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