{"id":75295,"date":"2026-04-13T11:44:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pope-leo-says-he-has-no-fear-of-the-trump-administration-after-trump-lashes-out\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:44:34","slug":"pope-leo-says-he-has-no-fear-of-the-trump-administration-after-trump-lashes-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pope-leo-says-he-has-no-fear-of-the-trump-administration-after-trump-lashes-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo says he has &#8220;no fear of the Trump administration&#8221; after Trump lashes out"},"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><em>Algiers<\/em> \u2014 <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-leo-america-policies-60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Pope Leo<\/a><\/span> has responded to sharply-worded criticism from the President, saying he has &#8220;no fear of the Trump administration&#8221; and will continue to speak out &#8220;loudly&#8221; for the message of the Gospel.<\/p>\n<p>Late Sunday, Mr. Trump <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-pope-leo-weak-on-crime-iran-truth-social\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">lashed out at the pontiff<\/a><\/span> on social media, calling him &#8220;WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want a Pope who thinks it&#8217;s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Leo had previously called Mr. Trump&#8217;s threat to wipe out <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-iran-deal-whole-civilization-will-die\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Iranian civilization<\/a><\/span> &#8220;truly unacceptable&#8221; and encouraged people to contact &#8220;political leaders \u2026 to ask them, tell them to work for peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists Monday aboard the papal plane as he began a trip to Africa, Leo declined to address the president&#8217;s post directly. &#8220;I am not a politician,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I will leave that to the politicians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But he pushed back on the substance of Mr. Trump&#8217;s criticism, warning against attempts to equate his message with political agendas, and hinting that the president did not understand the message of the Gospel.\u00a0<\/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\/95e3ab1a-5cb9-4543-b208-cd92c173749b\/thumbnail\/620x413g6\/e92358df3d5184a838cd919bdfb0d4c6\/gettyimages-2270653622.jpg#\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIV \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/13\/95e3ab1a-5cb9-4543-b208-cd92c173749b\/thumbnail\/620x413g6\/e92358df3d5184a838cd919bdfb0d4c6\/gettyimages-2270653622.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/13\/95e3ab1a-5cb9-4543-b208-cd92c173749b\/thumbnail\/1240x826g6\/def48d73f6132cc662ae4a5963757389\/gettyimages-2270653622.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Pope Leo XIV addresses journalists during the flight heading to Algiers on April 13, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Alberto PIZZOLI \/ POOL \/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;To put my message on the same plane as what the president has attempted to do here is, I think, not understanding what the message of the Gospel is,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I am sorry to hear that, but I will continue with what I believe is the mission of the Church in the world today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That mission, he said, is rooted in a consistent call for peace, one he insisted applies to all leaders, not just the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The message of the Gospel is very clear: &#8216;Blessed are the peacemakers,'&#8221; Leo said, adding that he will not shy away from proclaiming it. &#8220;Too many people are suffering today. Too many innocent people have been killed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The pope said he sees his role not as entering political debates, but as offering a moral alternative at a time of rising global tensions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Someone has to stand up and say that there is a better way,&#8221; he said, pointing to dialogue, reconciliation and multilateral cooperation as the path forward.<\/p>\n<p>Leo&#8217;s remarks come at the start of an 11-day trip that will take him to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea, countries grappling with conflict, inequality and political instability.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/papal-conclave-2025-new-pope-chosen\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">American pope<\/a><\/span>&#8216;s comments aboard the plane are his strongest to date pushing back against criticism from the American president.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amid the backdrop of the war in Iran, Leo has repeatedly warned in recent days 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