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What unfolded was more than a spat between a president and a pope; it was a collision between two rival moral universes. On one side, Pope Leo stood in a packed cathedral in Cameroon, condemning \u201ctyrants\u201d who pour billions into war while the poor are left to bleed. On the other, Donald Trump framed himself as the last barrier between Iran and nuclear catastrophe, insisting he was \u201cnot fighting with\u201d the pontiff even as he misrepresented Leo\u2019s position.<\/p>\n

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The Vatican\u2019s record is unambiguous: Pope Leo has repeatedly denounced nuclear weapons, urging disarmament, dialogue, and a world \u201cfree from the nuclear threat.\u201d Yet Trump\u2019s false claim that the pope would allow Iran the bomb turned a theological voice into a political target. Between them lies a question no tweet or sound bite can settle: who truly speaks for peace when power, fear, and faith collide on the global stage?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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