“I think he’s putting a lot of Catholics and a lot of people in danger, he’s perfectly fine with Iran having a nuclear weapon.” So Donald Trump returns to criticize Pope Leo during an interview with Hugh Hewitt on the Salem News Channel.
The statements by the President of the United States arrive a few hours after the visit of the Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the Vatican, whose objectives would be to mend relations with the Holy See after the clash between the Pontiff and Washington in recent weeks.
Parolin: “The Pope has already responded, his role is to preach peace”
“The Pope has already responded, I wouldn’t add anything.” This was declared by the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the sidelines of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the Casa Rilievo della Suffering. For Parolin, Prevost “gave a very, very Christian response by saying that he is doing what his role requires and that is to preach peace.” «Whether you may like this or not is a matter of debate – he underlined – we understand that not everyone is on the same page; but let’s say that that is the Pope’s response.”