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struggle4progress

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Mon Apr 13, 2026, 10:43 PM 15 hrs ago

Pope Leo responds

... The President’s lengthy broadside came after Leo—the first U.S.-born pontiff—last week denounced Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization” as “truly unacceptable.”

Leo responded to Trump's post on Monday by saying he had “no fear of the Trump ​administration, or speaking ⁠out loudly."

"I will continue to speak out loudly against war, looking to promote peace, promoting dialogue ​and ⁠multilateral relationships among the states to look for just solutions to problems," Leo told reporters on a flight to Algiers.

"Too many people are suffering in the world today," he said. "Too many innocent people are being killed. ⁠And I think someone has to stand up and say there's a better way" ...

https://time.com/article/2026/04/13/trump-pope-leo-war-iran/

JD and Donny apparently want to say that they resemble that remark

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Pope Leo responds (Original Post) struggle4progress 15 hrs ago OP
I'm not religious but that is one classy, true Christian. Whyisthisstillclose 14 hrs ago #1
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