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False Phrase of Leo XIV on the “Cruelty of Kings”

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It circulates on social networks a phrase attributed to Pope Leo XIV in which it supposedly criticizes the leaders by saying that “you cannot follow both Christ and the cruelty of kings.” However, there is no record that these words have been uttered by the pontiff. The pope’s supposed phrase: “You cannot follow both Christ and the cruelty of kings. A leader who mocks the weak, exalts himself and takes advantage of the innocent has not been sent…
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It circulates on social networks a phrase attributed to Pope Leo XIV in which it supposedly criticizes the leaders by saying that “you cannot follow both Christ and the cruelty of kings.” However, there is no record that these words have been uttered by the pontiff. The pope’s supposed phrase: “You cannot follow both Christ and the cruelty of kings. A leader who mocks the weak, exalts himself and takes advantage of the innocent has not been sent…

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Newtral broke the news in on Friday, June 20, 2025.
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