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Pope Leo Rips Those Who ‘Manipulate Religion’ Amid Feud with Trump
The pope said religion should not be used for military, economic or political gain as his dispute with Donald Trump widened.
- On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV condemned "those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain" while visiting Bamenda, Cameroon.
- These remarks arrived amid an escalating public feud with President Donald Trump over the war in Iran, with Trump recently calling the Pope "weak" on crime and foreign policy.
- In a Truth Social rant last week, Trump criticized the Pope's stance on Iran and Venezuela, urging him to "stop catering to the Radical Left."
- White House border czar Tom Homan, a Catholic, urged the Pope to "stay out" of America's affairs, suggesting the Catholic Church should focus on fixing internal problems.
- A Financial Times newsletter stated Thursday that picking a fight with the Pope "could prove his most consequential misstep," though the Pope continues preaching the gospel.
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Friends,You’ve got to hand it to Pope Leo, who used a speech Thursday in Cameroon to express “woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.”I can’t imagine who Leo was talking ...
The Pope makes clear reference to the exits of the leader of the States: "Do not drag what is holy into what is dirty and dark."There is a red dust that covers the feet of refugees and fighters in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon, a land where the beauty of lush vegetation contrasts painfully with the blood shed in years of civil conflict.
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Pope Leo XIV said the following during his apostolic journey to Cameroon in April 2026: “Jesus told us, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers,’ but woe to those who manipulate religion in the very name of God for their own military, economic, or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. It was probably in response to a comment Secretary Hegseth made. On April 13th, Secretary Hegseth was attempting to quote Ezekiel and seemed …
Pope Leo rips those who ‘manipulate religion’ amid feud with Trump
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday criticized those who “manipulate religion” for political and military gain amid a feud with President Trump. “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth,” the pontiff said in Cameroon,…
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