Trump’s taunts test Pope Leo as Vatican-US rift widens in Rome
TL;DR
In Rome’s Vatican-adjacent Borgo Pio, locals react to Donald Trump’s attack on Pope Leo after Leo criticized the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, highlighting a growing Vatican–US rift with European leaders backing Leo and some American Catholics siding with Trump.
- ‘A pope who uses his brain’: Vatican locals and visitors take sides in Leo v Trump spat The Guardian
- GOP senators grow uncomfortable with Trump rhetoric, endgame for Iran The Hill
- The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath The Washington Post
- Trump says he won't apologize to Pope Leo and explains his reason for posting much-criticized meme AP News
- Kimmel, Colbert, and Stewart react to Trump’s Jesus-like image and Pope Leo feud The Boston Globe
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