The Pope has avoided specifically referring to Trump in his criticism. But the Bishop of Rome again alluded to war in a prayer vigil at St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday. “Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war!” the Pope said on April 11, the same day as U.S. and Iranian officials began unsuccessful peace negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan.
“I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump said. “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country. And I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do, setting Record Low Numbers in Crime, and creating the Greatest Stock Market in History.”
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