JAKARTA - Pope Leo XIV admitted that he was not afraid after US President Donald Trump called him "weak" for criticizing the US-Israeli war against Iran.
"I am not afraid of the Trump administration," Leo told reporters on a flight from Rome to Algeria on Monday, April 13, reported by ANTARA from ANSA.
He said he would continue to speak out against war because he adhered to the teachings of the Bible.
According to the highest leader of the Catholic Church, he only adheres to the teachings of the Gospel and will continue to "speak out against war."
"I don't intend to argue with him," Pope Leo said, referring to Trump.
Previously on the Truth Social platform, Trump said he did not want "a Pope who thinks Iran should have nuclear weapons."
Trump called the American-born Pope "weak in dealing with crime and his foreign policy is bad."
The US president also assessed that Leo was elected as Pope "because he is an American" and it was considered the best way to deal with him.
"If I wasn't in the White House, Leo wouldn't be in the Vatican," Trump said.
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