In a stunning rebuke of the Catholic Church's leadership, President Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on Pope Leo XIV, calling him "not doing a very good job" and labeling him a "very liberal person." The unprecedented criticism comes as a surprise, given the typically diplomatic relationship between the US government and the Vatican. Trump's comments, made in a series of social media posts and remarks to reporters, also suggest that the Pope is too accommodating to the "Radical Left," sparking concerns about the President's stance on issues of faith and politics. As the Catholic Church grapples with internal divisions and external pressures, Trump's remarks are likely to fuel a heated debate about the role of the Church in modern society.
In unprecedented attack on the leader of the Catholic church, president says the US-born pope is ‘not doing a very good job’ and is ‘a very liberal person’President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the US-born leader of the Catholic church is “doing a very good job” and that “he’s a very liberal person,” while also suggesting the pontiff should “stop catering to the Radical Left.”Flying back to Washington from Florida, Trump used a lengthy social media post to sharply criticise Leo, then kept it up in comments on the tarmac to reporters. Continue reading...
