Pope Leo is the first American Pope.

Many hoped this fact would lead to better relations with President Trump.

But that’s all out the window because Trump is going to hate how the Pope just sucker punched him on Iran.

Pope Leo picked up where his predecessor, Pope Francis, left off in feuding with President Trump.

Leo claimed anyone who supported secure borders and mass deportations wasn’t truly Pro-Life.

“Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life,” Leo ranted. “And someone who says I’m against abortion, but I agree with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life.

Leo also refused an invitation from Vice President J.D. Vance, himself a Catholic, to attend America’s 250th birthday celebration that Trump planned to throw this summer.

Now, Leo is vocally opposing the war in Iran.

Leo called for a diplomatic solution.

“Stability and peace are not built with mutual threats, nor with weapons, which sow destruction, pain, and death, but only through a reasonable, authentic, and responsible dialogue,” Leo told Vatican News.

Leo then called on Israel, the United States, and Iran to end hostilities.

“Faced with the possibility of a tragedy of enormous proportions,” Leo continued, “I address to the parties involved a heartfelt appeal to assume the moral responsibility to stop the spiral of violence before it becomes an irreparable abyss!”

The Catholic Church subscribes to the just war theory, where nations can go to war if they are attacked, have exhausted all peaceful means to resolve the conflict, and the authorities lawfully declared war, the response is proportionate, there is a high probability of success, and the end goal is peace.

Leo claimed the war in Iran didn’t fit those criteria and doubled down on his opposition in a social media post.

“I am following with deep concern what is happening in the Middle East and in Iran during this tumultuous time. Stability and peace are not achieved through mutual threats, nor through the use of weapons, which sow destruction, suffering, and death, but only through reasonable, sincere, and responsible dialogue,” Leo wrote on X.

“Faced with the possibility of a tragedy of immense proportions, I make a heartfelt appeal to all the parties involved to assume the moral responsibility of halting the spiral of violence before it becomes an unbridgeable chasm. May diplomacy regain its proper role, and may the well-being of peoples, who yearn for peaceful existence founded on justice, be upheld. And let us continue to pray for peace,” Leo concluded.

President Trump disagreed.

This won’t be the last time the Pope and Trump tangle.

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