The words were like a slap heard around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A sitting U.S. president publicly warned the pope over nuclear weapons, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
then refused to even meet him. Bishops closed ranks around Pope Leo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What unfolded was more than a spat between a president and a pope;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
it was a collision between two rival moral universes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On one side, Pope Leo stood in a packed cathedral in Cameroon, condemning \u201ctyrants\u201d who pour billions into war while the poor are left to bleed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other, Donald Trump framed himself as the last barrier between Iran and nuclear <\/p>\n\n\n\n
catastrophe, insisting he was \u201cnot fighting with\u201d the pontiff even as he misrepresented Leo\u2019s position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Vatican\u2019s record is unambiguous: Pope Leo has repeatedly denounced nuclear weapons, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
urging disarmament, dialogue, and a world \u201cfree from the nuclear threat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet Trump\u2019s false claim that the pope would allow Iran the bomb turned a theological voice into a political target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Between them lies a question no tweet or sound bite can settle: who truly speaks for peace when power, fear, and faith collide on the global stage?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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