Violet Riquelme
Pope Leo XIV has spoken out about the recent controversy with U.S. President Donald Trump.
It began a few days ago with a message posted on Truth Social, where Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV and his positions on political and social issues.
The social media post included claims that “Pope Leo is weak on crime and terrible on foreign policy.”
On his flight from Cameroon to Angola, Pope Leo XIV said that the narrative around his remarks “has not been entirely accurate,” and denied any direct dispute with the U.S. President.
POPE LEO XIV
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(01:54 – 02:29)
Much of what has been written since then has been more commentary on commentary, trying to interpret what has been said. Just one little example, the talk that I gave at the prayer meeting for peace, a couple days ago, was prepared two weeks ago, well before the President ever commented on me and on the message of peace that I am promoting. And yet, as it happens, it was looked at as if I was trying to debate, again, the president, which is not my interest at all
The Pope insisted that he does not intend to engage in political debates, focusing instead on delivering the Gospel’s message during the trip, emphasizing the importance of fraternity, justice, and peace.
