— The mission of the Church is to preach the Gospel and peace. If anyone wants to criticize me for preaching the Gospel, let him do so, the pope said before returning to Rome from his residence in Castel Gandolfo.
Earlier on Tuesday, Trump said in a television interview about Leo XIV: – I think he endangers many Catholics and many people. “He thinks it's good for Iran to have nuclear weapons,” he added.
This is not the first exchange of views between the US and the Vatican. Trump in March he sharply criticized Leo XIVcalling him “weak on crime” and claiming that the US-born pope should be grateful to him because he would never have been elected if someone else had been president. “I don't want a pope who thinks it's okay that Iran has nuclear weapons,” wrote the US president.
— I don't want to enter into a discussion with him. […] I think [jednak]that someone needs to speak up and say there is a better solution – replied Leo XIV.
