Trump Attacks Pope Leo XIV as 'Weak on Crime'

Trump BlastsAttacks Pope Leo XIV as 'Weak on Crime'

Published APR 13

Trump Attacks Pope Leo XIV as 'Weak on Crime'

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Above: Pope Leo XIV responds to questions regarding Donald Trump's recent statements during the flight to Algeria on April 13, 2026. Image credit: Matteo Pernaselci/Vatican Media/Vatican Pool/Getty Images

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Picking a fight with the Popepope, the U.S. Catholic hierarchy and 66 million American Catholics mid-war is a reckless move that reveals poor judgment. Pope Leo stood firm, making clear the Church speaks for the Gospel — not foreign policy agendas. Calling the pontiff "weak on crime" while bombs are falling exposes a stunning lack of moral seriousness at the worst possible moment.

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Pope Leo stayed silent when COVID tyrants arrested priests for saying Mass outdoors, yet now lectures the Trump administration on fear and foreign policy — that's pure hypocrisy. Leo pushes globalist lines on Iran and Venezuela while American communities suffer the consequences of open borders and unchecked crime. A pope who sides with radical left politics over the safety of the faithful isn't leading the Church — he's undermining it.

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