Pentagon's Heated Meeting with Vatican Ambassador

0:00It's April 9th. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, your AI-powered entertainment report. A bombshell report claims top Pentagon officials called in the Vatican's U.S. Ambassador Cardinal Christoff Pierre for a heated closed-door meeting, right after Pope Leo stated the world address. Vice President J.D. Vance says he hasn't seen the story, but plans to check it out personally by talking to the Cardinal and Pentagon folks. He wants facts before weighing in. The Free Press reports under Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby led the talk, allegedly telling Pierre the U.S. military can do whatever it wants. Globally, and the Catholic Church better pick a side, they even brought up the Avignon papacy that old time when France used force on the Pope, which raised eyebrows. Pentagon spokespeople push back hard, calling the meeting respectful with high regard for the Holy See, and dismissing the report as exaggerated. President Vatican reporter Christopher Hale confirms it happened, saying the Vatican fell

1:01threatened and alarmed by the tone. This all stems from months of friction between Donald Trump and Pope Leo, sparked by the Pope's speech-slamming force-based diplomacy as replacing. Real dialogue. A dig at the administration's updated Monroe Doctrine pushing U.S. dominance. Meanwhile, faith leaders are ramping up opposition to the administration's tough talk on wars like an Iran, and the Vatican has nixed plans for Pope. Leo to visit the U.S. this year, or in 2026, for the big anniversary. Tensions between power and faith just keep climbing.