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I don\u2019t think that the message of the Gospel is meant to be abused in the way that some people are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added, \u201cThe message of the Church, my message, the message of the Gospel: Blessed are the peacemakers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cSomeone has to stand up and say there\u2019s a better way\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope&nbsp;Leo&nbsp;has been a staunch critic of combat operations generally, including those initiated by the U.S. and Israel against Iran on Feb. 28. He also condemned&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/04\/pope-issues-urgent-appeal-to-trump-amid-escalating-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump\u2019s threat<\/a> to wipe out Iran\u2019s \u201cwhole civilization,\u201d which the president later backed down from, citing negotiations with Pakistani mediators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pontiff held a special evening prayer vigil for peace in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica April 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI will continue to speak out loudly against war, looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/04\/pope-leo-announces-april-11-vatican-peace-vigil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promote peace<\/a>, promoting dialogue and multilateral relationships among the states to look for just solutions to problems,\u201d Pope Leo said on the way to Algiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToo many people are suffering in the world today. Too many innocent people are being killed. And I think someone has to stand up and say there\u2019s a better way,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump, writing on Truth Social platform late April 12 said he did not want \u201ca&nbsp;Pope&nbsp;who thinks it\u2019s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want a&nbsp;Pope&nbsp;who thinks it\u2019s terrible that America attacked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/01\/us-intervention-in-venezuela-draws-mixed-reactions-raises-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Venezuela<\/a>, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country. And I don\u2019t want a&nbsp;Pope&nbsp;who criticizes the President of the United States because I\u2019m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do, setting Record Low Numbers in Crime, and creating the Greatest Stock Market in History,\u201d the president wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope&nbsp;Leo&nbsp;commented, \u201cIt\u2019s ironic \u2014 the name of the site itself. Say no more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope&nbsp;Leo, the first U.S.-born&nbsp;pope, has called for the rejection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2026\/02\/pope-leo-archbishop-coakley-urge-renewal-of-us-russia-nuclear-treaty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nuclear weapons<\/a>, and there is no evidence that he supports Iran having such weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Vicar of Christ, not a political figure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump&nbsp;claimed&nbsp;Pope&nbsp;Leo&nbsp;was elected as&nbsp;pope&nbsp;because the Church thought an American pontiff would be \u201cthe best way to deal with President Donald J.&nbsp;Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf I wasn\u2019t in the White House,&nbsp;Leo&nbsp;wouldn\u2019t be in the Vatican,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several journalists aboard the plane asked Pope Leo about Trump\u2019s comments to which the pope explained, \u201cTo put my message on the same plane as what the president has attempted to do here, I think is not understanding what the message of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/05\/true-peace-a-maryknoll-reflection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Gospel<\/a> is, and I am sorry to hear that but I will continue on with what I believe is the mission of the Church in the world today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope&nbsp;Leo&nbsp;spoke to journalists on the first flight of the&nbsp;pope\u2019s 11-day, four-country tour of Africa in which he will visit Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate statement late April 12, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/04\/usccb-ends-cooperative-agreements-with-us-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Conference of&nbsp;Catholic&nbsp;Bishops<\/a>, said he was \u201cdisheartened\u201d by&nbsp;Trump\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPope Leo is not his rival; nor is the pope a politician,\u201d Archbishop Coakley said. \u201cHe is the Vicar of Christ who speaks from the truth of the Gospel and for the care of souls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Featured image: Pope Leo XIV speaks to reporters aboard the papal flight from Rome, Italy, to Algeria April 13, 2026. 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