Donald Trump clearly respects no one, not even Pope Leo XIV. Last Sunday, the American president attacked the pontiff, accusing him of being “weak on crime and catastrophic in foreign policy.” He also believes that the American is “playing with a country that wants to acquire nuclear weapons.”
“Stop! It is time to make peace! Sit down at the dialogue table!”
The Republican billionaire clearly did not appreciate the speech given by the pope during the prayer vigil for peace at the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome on Saturday.
The successor of Saint Peter had indeed called for an end to war in the world. “Enough of self-idolatry and money! Enough of displays of force! Enough war! True strength is manifested in serving life. Dear brothers and sisters, there are certainly imperative responsibilities that fall to the leaders of nations. To them, we cry out: Stop! It is time to make peace! Sit down at the table of dialogue and mediation, not at the table where rearmament is planned and where deadly actions are decided!” declared the pontiff.
The attacks of the American president against the pope are firmly condemned by Iran.
“The profanation of Jesus (peace be upon him), the prophet of peace and fraternity, is not acceptable to any free man.”
In a message posted on X, the president of the Islamic Republic, Masoud Pezeshkian, defended the pope, accusing his American counterpart of profaning Jesus.
“In the name of the great Iranian nation, I condemn the insult to your person and declare that the profanation of Jesus (peace be upon him), the prophet of peace and fraternity, is not acceptable to any free man,” wrote the Iranian leader.
It is worth noting that Trump accompanied his diatribe against the pope with an image generated by AI, showing him in a white and red robe, laying his hand on the forehead of a patient in a hospital bed.
The pontiff has already made it clear that he is not afraid of the Trump administration and does not intend to engage in a debate with the White House tenant.
Author: Bernardin PATINVOH
Published on: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
