
Pope Leo's Peace Push Clashes with Trump
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Pope Leo the Fourteenths peace advocacy in Iran sparks a heated response from President Trump, who criticizes the Popes stance on Irans nuclear ambitions and U.S. criticism. Locals at Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in New Tampa express mixed views, with some seeing the Pope as a peace advocate and others calling for him to stay out of politics. Despite differing opinions, all agree on the desire for peace.
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Tampa Bay News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Pope Leo's Peace Push Clashes with Trump. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Pope Leo XIV has been slamming the war in Iran, pushing hard for peace across the Middle East, and that sparked a fiery clash with President Trump. Trump hit back on true social, labeling the Pope weak and saying he won't stand for a leader, okay with Iran getting nukes or criticizing the U.S. President. He even shared an AI image of himself as Jesus Christ before deleting it over 13 hours later. Earlier this week, before a ceasefire push, Trump had warned of wiping out Iranian civilization, which the Pope called totally unacceptable. Down in New Tampa at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, locals heading to mass had mixed takes. One guy saw the Pope just echoing the Gospels. On peace, not picking political sides like Republican or Democrat. Meanwhile, some folks felt torn and stay quiet. While a de-constressed, it's about lives lost daily in war, not personal beef. Online, comments flew calling for the Pope to pipe down on terrorism. But through it all,
these Catholics agree on one thing, everybody just wants peace. That wraps Tampa Bay news today, brought to you with AI. I'm Cory with The Story.
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