Donald Trump has been embroiled in a violent dispute with God’s representative on earth – the Pope.
Upon hearing of Pope Francis’ death, the President told reporters, ‘I wanted to be Pope. That would be my No. 1 choice.’
In contrast, American-born Pope Leo XIV now occupies the Chair of St. Peter. Despite this, and amidst the Iran war, relations between Washington and the Vatican appear to be reaching breaking point.
Trump, who has also said only his ‘morality’ can stop him, is still seeking Vatican approval for his plans for the world.
A fired-up Team Trump member revealed a 700-year-old threat against Pope Leo after calling the President’s pledge to wipe out Iranian civilization ‘completely unacceptable’.
One Vatican official said Free Pressthat Cardinal Christophe Pierre – Pope Leo XIV’s ambassador to the United States was summoned to a secret meeting at the Pentagon in January.
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There the Undersecretary of War for Policy, Elbridge Colby, delivered to the Cardinal what was described as a ‘lecture’.
Colby and his team tell him that America has the military power to do whatever it wants in the world. And the Catholic Church would do well to take similar action.
At the fiery meeting, a US official reportedly asked for help from the Avignon Papacy, where the French Pope fled violence in Rome to settle on the Côte d’Azur in the 14th century.
Other states denigrated this act as the ‘Babylonian Captivity’, thereby undermining the prestige and independence of the papacy.
This action led to the Great Western Schism in which three Popes competing for power nearly caused the fall of the Catholic Church.
The fallout from the disastrous meeting caused the Vatican to cancel his planned trip to the US on Independence Day.
But the Pope doesn’t seem too bothered by the hoopla and was recently pictured playing basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters.
In a move that would further anger the White House, Leo urged the public to contact political leaders and congressional representatives to appeal to them, telling them to seek peace and reject war.’
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“We are facing a worldwide economic crisis, an energy crisis, (a) situation of great instability in the Middle East, which is only fueling more hatred around the world,” he said.
He said that the message that must be conveyed to political leaders is: ‘Come back to the negotiating table, let’s talk, let’s find a solution by peaceful means and let’s remember especially the innocent children, the elderly, the sick, and the many people who have been or will be victims of this ongoing war.’
The Vatican also fears the Iran conflict has spread to southern Lebanon, threatening Christians who are important protectors of the church in the Middle East.
Trump’s team was eager for America’s first papal visit, but he has now reportedly turned down his invitation to attend the country’s 250th anniversary event.
Rather than spending July 4 at home, the Pope will visit Lampedusa, a small island in the Mediterranean that has become a gateway for African migrants trying to reach Europe.
When contacted, the War Department attempted to play down reports of the rift.
‘That Free Press the characterization of the encounter is highly exaggerated and distorted. The meeting between Pentagon and Vatican officials was a respectful and reasoned discussion.
“We deeply respect and welcome continued dialogue with the Holy See,” a War Department official said.
But the Vatican could make Donald Trump bleed again by meeting with Barack Obama – who recently went ballistic on a podcast, insisting that the only person he would want to meet on Planet Earth was Pope Leo, without hesitation.
And since a Pope’s term usually ends only in death, and Trump’s calls for a third term have, so far, been rejected – there can only be one winner on the international stage.
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