'God does not bless any conflict': pope issues new rebuke over Iran war [View all]
Source: Guardian
Pope Leo XIV on Friday offered a new criticism of war, in a social media post that named no names but appeared to hint at the Trump administration leadership harnessing Christian nationalism to glorify the US and Israel’s war against Iran.
“God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs,” Leo wrote on his official X account. “Military action will not create space for freedom or times of #Peace, which comes only from the patient promotion of coexistence and dialogue among peoples.”
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On Friday, the pope also wrote: “Absurd and inhuman violence is spreading ferociously through the sacred places of the Christian East. Profaned by the blasphemy of war and the brutality of business, with no regard for people’s lives, which are considered at most collateral damage of self-interest.”
He continued: “No gain can be worth the life of the weakest, children, or families. No cause can justify the shedding of innocent blood.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/10/pope-leo-criticism-iran-war
From Bluesky, reposted by Mueller, She Wrote:
Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today.
— Albert Pinto (@70sbachchan.bsky.social) 2026-04-10T21:18:51.851Z
One for the history books
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