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Pope Leo XIV says he will keep criticizing war and politics after Trump deleted an AI image that drew outrage from Catholics.
- On Thursday, columnist David French argued the feud between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV exposes the "hollow core" of Christian Nationalism, intensified by Trump's AI-generated image posted last week.
- During his 10-day trip across Africa, Pope Leo denounced the exploitation of religion for military and political gain, revealing a "profound contrast" between the pontiff and the American president.
- Further, Pope Leo elevated the debate beyond Catholic circles by challenging the administration's "just war doctrine," which French noted the administration failed to justify per Department of Defense standards.
- Treating the pontiff like a "freshman Republican congressman" resulted in outright failure, according to French, while the Pope told reporters he had "no fear" of the administration.
- French wrote the spat "may be the most important theological debate of my lifetime" for revealing how the administration seeks the benefits of religion while acting "godlessly.
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Trump tried to bully the Pope — and failed spectacularly: NYT analysis
One thing that the ongoing spat between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV did was expose the hollow core of the Christian nationalism in his administration, one columnist argued on Thursday. The New York Times' David French wrote that the spat between Trump and Pope Leo "may be the most important theological debate of my lifetime" for revealing how the administration's faith serves as a political prop but crumbles when confronted with actu…
Donald Trump once again sets out to hit the side against Pope Leo XIV. He also talks about Leo's office.
The two U.S. with the greatest power on the planet are confronted in an unconventional war. The field of confrontation is the principles and values, although in recent weeks the coalition has taken to the field of faith and theology. Two U.S. with immense power, but of a different nature. Territories are not at stake, armies or missiles are not faced, conventional weapons or blockades are not used in maritime straits. The war between Donald Trum…
For the first time in history, a native American sits on the Pope's throne. According to a recent analysis, Leo XIV uses his English mother tongue skillfully to criticize Donald Trump without diplomatic detours.
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