{"id":75245,"date":"2026-04-13T03:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-takes-aim-at-pope-leo-calling-him-weak-on-crime-and-terrible-for-foreign-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T03:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:16:07","slug":"trump-takes-aim-at-pope-leo-calling-him-weak-on-crime-and-terrible-for-foreign-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-takes-aim-at-pope-leo-calling-him-weak-on-crime-and-terrible-for-foreign-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump takes aim at Pope Leo, calling him &#8220;WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>President Trump lashed out at <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-leo-offers-latest-rebuke-iran-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Pope Leo XIV<\/a><\/span> in a lengthy social media post Sunday night, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-leo-iran-war-mass-deportation-statements-inspire-american-cardinals-60-minutes-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">calling the pontiff<\/a><\/span> &#8220;WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-leo-america-policies-60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Leo has been critical of the war in Iran<\/a><\/span> and has previously made statements at odds with other priorities of the Trump administration, such as the ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want a Pope who thinks it&#8217;s OK for <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-israel-ceasefire-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Iran<\/a><\/span> to have a Nuclear Weapon. I don&#8217;t want a Pope who thinks it&#8217;s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country,&#8221; Mr. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116394704213456431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Leo had called Mr. Trump&#8217;s threat to completely destroy Iranian civilization &#8220;truly unacceptable,&#8221; and encouraged people to &#8220;contact the authorities \u2014 political leaders, congressmen \u2014 to ask them, tell them to work for peace and to reject war, always.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, while he did not mention Mr. Trump by name, Leo said during a prayer vigil for peace at St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica, &#8220;Enough with the idolatry of self and money! Enough with the display of force! Enough with war! True strength is manifested in serving life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/13\/d781cd6f-a7e9-4048-a4e4-8951401d96c4\/thumbnail\/620x414\/6961d26fb848dac5081ace0678526b43\/gettyimages-2271004333.jpg#\" alt=\"Vatican Pool Images 2026 \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/13\/d781cd6f-a7e9-4048-a4e4-8951401d96c4\/thumbnail\/620x414\/6961d26fb848dac5081ace0678526b43\/gettyimages-2271004333.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/13\/d781cd6f-a7e9-4048-a4e4-8951401d96c4\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/f2fcc678b82f1a40c652facd7856d4fc\/gettyimages-2271004333.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Pope Leo XIV addresses those gathered in Saint Peter&#8217;s Square for the Regina Caeli on April 12, 2026, in Vatican City, Vatican.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Elisabetta Trevisan &#8211; Vatican Media via Vatican Pool \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also urged an end to the war through negotiations, saying, &#8220;Certainly, the leaders of nations have compelling responsibilities. We cry out to them: stop! This is the time for peace! Sit at the tables of dialogue and mediation, not at the tables where rearmament is planned and death is deliberated!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The pope also criticized the war on Friday in a post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pontifex\/status\/2042588417578668338?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, writing, &#8220;God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And in a Palm Sunday homily last month, Leo also appeared to criticize Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying that Jesus &#8220;does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump also claimed Sunday that Leo would not have been elected pope if it weren&#8217;t for him, writing that he &#8220;was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States,&#8221; Mr. Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. It&#8217;s hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it&#8217;s hurting the Catholic Church!&#8221; the president said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump repeated several of his claims to reporters Sunday night after arriving back in Washington, D.C., saying, &#8220;We don&#8217;t like a pope who says it&#8217;s OK to have a nuclear weapon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s doing a very good job. 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