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Pope says 'tyrants' speech was not aimed at Trump
The pope said the Cameroon speech was prepared 2 weeks earlier and was meant to ease tensions, not spark a public dispute with Trump.
- On his Africa tour, Pope Leo XIV told reporters that his recent Cameroon speech about the world being "ravaged by a handful of tyrants" was not directed at President Donald Trump.
- Trump had previously criticized the Pope, calling him "weak on crime" and attacking his foreign policy views, creating the friction prompting the clarification.
- The Pope emphasized he is not interested in a public argument with the U.S. leader while delivering remarks at the Protocollar Pavillion of the Presidency of the Republic in Luanda, Angola.
- Trump responded by expressing gratitude for the clarification, writing that public disagreements are often more complex than they appear.
- Vice President Vance welcomed the Pope's latest comments, noting that the Pope preaches the gospel, which inevitably brings him into public discussions.
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According to the Pope, it is the media that are fueling the conflict between him and Trump. On Thursday, the Pope said in a speech in Cameroon that the world "is being destroyed by tyrants".
Trump against the Pope: Leo claims that a speech about "Tyrans" had already been written weeks earlier and had not been directed against the President.
The Vatican emphasized that when Pope Leo XIV preaches about peace, he means all wars ravaging the planet, not just the Iranian conflict. Pope Leo XIV stated that his speech criticizing the "handful of tyrants" who are devastating the Earth with war and exploitation was written long before his spat with US President Donald Trump. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing Politico. Read also: Vance attempts to justify Trump's criticism of the Pope…
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The 70-year-old pontiff, leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, has spoken out against the American President over the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, saying that in a world ‘being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’, peace ‘is everyone’s responsibility’
Pope Leo says remarks about world being 'ravaged by a handful of tyrants' were not aimed at Trump: report
Pope Leo XIV said his speech about tyrants ravaging the world was not directed at Donald Trump, saying the remarks were prepared before the president's comments about him.
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