Pope Leo vs. President Trump: Whose Side Are You On?

About this episode

The episode discusses the conflict between President Trump and Pope Leo regarding the Israeli-US war against Iran and its implications for American Catholics.

President Trump launched an attack on Pope Leo this past weekend after the pontiff continued to criticize the Israeli-US war against Iran. What side should American Catholics take in this battle?

People in this episode

Host: Crisis Magazine

Topics covered

• religion
• politics
• Catholicism
• international relations
• Trump
• Pope Leo

Keywords

• Pope Leo
• President Trump
• Catholics
• Iran
• Israeli-US war
• religion
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Israeli-US

Places: Iran

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