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Pope Publicly Shames Trump for His Deranged Threat
April 7, 2026
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ReutersPope Leo has shamed President Donald Trump for threatening that an “entire civilization will die tonight” if Iran does not meet his demands regarding the Strait of Hormuz.Leo reminded Trump, who grew up in a Reformed Church and has said God is on America’s side in its strikes on Iran, that there is nothing Christian about massacring an entire country’s people, let alone one that 93 million call home.“Today, as we all know, there was this threat against all the people of Iran,” Leo said, referencing an 8 a.m.

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