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Pope Leo XIV on Monday said he would not back off his criticism of President Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran after the president targeted him with an unhinged late-night social media rant.

In a Sunday Truth Social post, Trump accused Pope Leo of being “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” even though dealing with crime and running U.S. foreign policy are not part of the pope’s job description.

“Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician,” Trump wrote at the conclusion of his long tirade. “It’s hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it’s hurting the Catholic Church!”

A short time later, Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image that depicted him as a Christ-like figure.

Pope Leo in recent weeks has been openly critical of the U.S. war in Iran, taking particular issue with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claiming that the conflict was being waged in the name of Jesus Christ.

Pope Leo Condemns “Imperialist Occupation” as He Urges Trump to End War on Iran

“This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify........

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