Donald Trump issues nuclear warning to Pope Leo

“They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education and restoration are nowhere to be found.”

Pope Leo added, “The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters.”

Now, Donald Trump has blasted Pope Leo with new criticism, and it comes with a threat. Speaking with reporters outside the White House on Thursday, he said he would not be meeting with the Holy Father and issued a warning over Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

“It’s very important that the Pope understands… Iran killed 42,000 people that were totally unarmed. They were protesters. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. If they did… every single country in the world would be in trouble,” Trump said.

He added that he has “nothing against the pope” but that “I have to do what’s right.”

“I’m not fighting with him. The pope made a statement. He says, Iran can have a nuclear weapon. I say Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump continued,

Trump falsely claims Pope Leo said Iran can have a nuclear weapon

The claim made by Donald Trump that Pope Leo has said Iran can have nuclear weapons is not true. In fact, the Holy Father has repeatedly denounced nuclear weapons and made calls for the countries to abandon them.

In June last year, the pope said, “The situation in Iran and Israel has deteriorated gravely, and in such a delicate moment, I would like to renew strongly an appeal to responsibility and reason. The commitment to creating a safer world, free from the nuclear threat, should be pursued through respectful encounter and sincere dialogue, to build a lasting peace, based on justice, fraternity and the common good.”

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