Pope Leo: God Rejects War Prayers

0:00On March 29th, Pope Leo dropped some heavy truth on Palm Sunday, telling a massive crowd in St. Peter Square that God straight up rejects the prayers of leaders who kick off wars with hands full of blood. Speaking as the first United States Pope to billions of Catholics kicking off Holy Week before Easter, he made it clear Jesus, the King of Peace, can be twisted to back any conflict, especially with the Iran War dragging into its second month. This came amid bright sunshine and tens of thousands gathered, but Leo didn't name names. He's been building his critique of the war lately, pushing. Hard for an immediate ceasefire and calling out airstrikes as blind killers that need banning. Over in the States, some officials have been leaning on Christian talk to defend those joint-united states. Israel strikes back on February 28th that sparked the whole mess. Take Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, he's even started prayer sessions at the Pentagon, taking Wednesday for overwhelming force with no mercy on the other side. Leo hammered home that Jesus never picked up arms, never fought back, just showed God's

1:03gentle side by taking the cross instead of swinging. He quote his scripture straight, God tunes out those war prayers when the bloodsheds too much. As the pontiff keeps turning up the volume on peace amid this escalating fight, it's a stark reminder that faith and firepower don't mix easy. From around the world, powered by AI, this is Global News Today, I'm Corey with The Story.