Pope Leo Urged End to 'Madness of War' Ahead of US, Iran Talks

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Pope Leo Urged End to 'Madness of War' Ahead of US, Iran Talks - Reuters via MSN

Pope Leo on Saturday urged world leaders to end what he called the "madness of war," in an impassioned appeal as senior U.S. and Iranian officials met in Pakistan to discuss ending the six-week conflict.

At a special prayer vigil in St. Peter's Basilica, the first U.S. pope decried the use of religious language to justify war and said a "delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us ... is becoming increasingly unpredictable".

Making a direct appeal to world leaders, he said: "Stop! It is time for peace! Sit at the table of dialogue and mediation, not at the table where rearmament is planned."

"Enough of the idolatry of self and money!" Leo said. "Enough of the display of power! Enough of war!"

Needless to say, MAGA'S orange jeezus took umbrage.

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Flying back to Washington from Florida on Sunday night, Trump used a lengthy social media post to sharply criticise Leo, then kept it up in comments on the tarmac to reporters.

[His] defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, urged Americans to pray for victory “in the name of Jesus Christ”.

When Trump was asked whether he thought God approved of the war, he said: “I do, because God is good – because God is good and God wants to see people taken care of.”

“I’m not a fan of Pope Leo,” he said.

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