US EditionDid Trump threaten Pope Leo XIV? Pentagon officials allegedly told Vatican to 'better take America's side'
The Pentagon said the leaked account was distorted after reports that officials pressed the Vatican to back U.S. policy and criticized Pope Leo XIV.
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The Pentagon reprimands the Vatican for its criticism of US military operations – and allegedly makes a threat.
Obama might meet Pope Leo before Trump does: report
The new Donald Trump administration hasn't had much of a positive relationship with the Vatican since entering office and now he may not even be the first U.S. president to meet Pope Leo XIV. Former congressional candidate in Tennessee and ex-Barack Obama White House staffer Christopher Hale wrote that the two men share a relationship with South Side Chicago. Meanwhile, the Pope declined to meet with Vice President JD Vance. The Trump administra…
'The Catholic Church Had Better Take Its Side': Pentagon Warned Pope Leo XIV Over Trump Criticism
Pentagon officials warned the Vatican that the Catholic Church 'had better take its side' after Pope Leo XIV criticised US foreign policy under Donald Trump, reports published this week have revealed. The confrontation took place in January at a closed-door meeting at the Pentagon, just days after the pontiff's State of the World address. The remarks were seen as a response to Pope Leo XIV's speech, in which he warned that a diplomacy promoting …
During a meeting in January, the Pentagon told the apostolic nuncio that the United States has the power to "do whatever it wants in the world" and the Catholic Church should stand with it, the Free Press reported.
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