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Trump attacks Pope Leo XIV as 'weak' and 'terrible' in escalating feud over Iran war

President Trump called Pope Leo XIV 'WEAK on Crime' and 'terrible for Foreign Policy' on Truth Social, claiming 'If I wasn't in the White House, Leo wouldn't be in the Vatican.' The attack followed the Chicago-born Pope's denunciation of Trump's threat to destroy Iran's 'whole civilization' as 'truly unacceptable.' Pope Leo responded Monday saying he has 'no fear of the Trump administration.' The clash pits the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics against the US president amid an active US-Israeli war with Iran.