Rais wa Marekani, Donald Trump, amemkosoa na kumshambulia kwa maneno makali Kiongozi Mkuu wa Kanisa Katoliki Duniani Papa Leo XIV akisema ni Papa dhaifu kwenye kushughulikia masuala ya uhalifu na ambaye hayupo vizuri kwenye kushughulikia Sera za Kigeni huku akisema anamshangaa kuona Papa Leo anaona ni sawa Iran kuwa na silaha za Nyuklia na amekiri kuwa yeye Trump sio Shabiki wa Papa Leo na haoni kama anafanya kazi nzuri.
Trump ametoa maneno hayo makali kupitia mtandao wa Truth Social ambapo ameandika “Papa Leo ni dhaifu katika suala la kukemea uhalifu na ni mbaya sana katika kushughulikia Sera za Kigeni, anaongelea hofu ya Utawala wa Trump lakini hataji hata kidogo hofu ambayo Kanisa Katoliki na Mashirika mengine yote ya Kikristo yalipata wakati wa COVID wakati walipokuwa wakikamatwa Mapadri, Wahudumu na wengine wote kwa kufanya Ibada za Kanisa hata walipokuwa nje na walipokaa umbali wa futi kumi na hata ishirini.
“Mimi nampenda sana Kaka yake Louis zaidi kuliko yeye kwasababu Louis ni Shabiki wa MAGA (Make America Great Again) kabisa, yeye anaelewa na Leo haelewi, simtaki Papa ambaye anadhani ni sawa kwa Iran kuwa na silaha za Nyuklia, simtaki Papa ambaye anadhani ilikuwa vibaya Marekani kuishambulia Venezuela Nchi ambayo ilikuwa ikisafirisha na kuingiza dawa za kulevya kwa wingi mkubwa Nchini Marekani na mbaya zaidi ikiwatoa wafungwa wake wengi, wakiwemo wauaji, wauza dawa za kulevya, wauaji na kuwaingiza katika Nchi yetu, hatutaki Papa anayesema ni sawa kuwa na uhalifu duniani na hatutaki Papa anayeona ni sawa kuwa na silaha za Nyuklia” Ameandika Trump.
Pamoja na hayo, Papa Leo amekuwa akikosoa vita inayoendelea kati ya Marekani & Israel na Iran mara kadhaa na ameukosoa utawala wa Trump kwenye hatua za kushughulikia vita hiyo.
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President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the U.S.-born global 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 criticize Leo, then kept it up after deplaning, in comments on the tarmac to reporters.
“I’m not a fan of Pope Leo,” he said.
Trump’s comments came after Leo suggested over the weekend that a “delusion of omnipotence” is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran. While it’s not unusual for popes and presidents to be at cross purposes, it’s exceedingly rare for the pope to directly criticize a U.S. leader — and Trump’s stinging response is equally uncommon, if not more so.
“Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” the president wrote in his post, adding, “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon.”
He repeated that sentiment in comments to reporters, saying, “We don’t like a pope who says it’s OK to have a nuclear weapon.”
Later, Trump posted a picture suggesting he had saint-like powers akin to those of Jesus Christ. Wearing a biblical-style robe, Trump is seen laying hands on a bedridden man as light emanates from his fingers, while a soldier, a nurse, a praying woman and a bearded man in a baseball cap all look on admiringly. The sky above is filled with eagles, an American flag and vaporous images.
All of that came after Leo presided over an evening prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, the same day the United States and Iran began face-to-face negotiations in Pakistan during a fragile ceasefire. The pope didn’t mention the United States or Trump by name, but his tone and message appeared directed at Trump and U.S. officials, who have boasted of U.S. military superiority and justified the war in religious terms.