Pope Leo deploys linguistic advantage to anger Trump with direct criticism: report

Pope Leo deploys linguistic advantage to anger Trump with direct criticism: report

Escalating tensions between Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump are being shaped by an unusual factor: the pope's native fluency in English, which eliminates traditional Vatican diplomatic buffers and amplifies his political impact in the United States.Unlike previous popes who relied on translation, Leo speaks culturally attuned English that mirrors American political discourse, and this linguistic advantage removes what Vatican officials h…