Pope Leo
“The things I say do not have to be understood as an attack on anyone. The message of the gospel is very clear: Blessed are those who build peace,” said the American pontiff in statements to journalists traveling on the plane with the pontiff.
Leo XIV also assured that he is not “afraid” of the Trump administration or of “strongly declaring the message of the Gospel.”
“This is what I think I have to do, what the Church has to do. We are not politicians, we do not deal with international politics with the same perspective that he (Trump) may have. I believe in the message of the gospel, which is to build peace,” he added.
He added that he is only inviting “everyone to look for ways to build bridges of peace and reconciliation, to look for ways to avoid war whenever possible.”
“I think the president is not understanding what the message of the gospel is,” said the pontiff, who feels “very sorry” for the words that Trump addressed to him, but he, as he stated, will continue with his mission.
“I think it is very important to return to that path, whether through the United Nations, or in other ways, and work for peace,” Leo XIV added.
US President Donald Trump attacked Pope Leo
“Pope León is WEAK on crime and terrible in foreign policy,” the president wrote on his Truth Social network, in a long message in which he urges him to “focus on being a great pope, not a politician,” because “he is harming the Catholic Church.”
