Last week, Pope Leo XIV stated that Donald Trump’s actions in Iran are “provoking more hatred” and that he could be acting against international law if he struck civilian infrastructure. Now, the president has hit back at the American pope with a shocking claim. Pope Leo has been very vocal about how much he opposes the war in Iran, not least the actions of President Donald Trump. During a prayer service at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, he called out the “delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us and is becoming increasingly unpredictable and aggressive.” Pope Leo said, “Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war! True strength is shown in serving life. Moreover, a few days earlier, Pope Leo had urged Trump and the other world leaders included in the conclift to take a step back. “I would simply say, once again, what I said in the ‘Urbi et Orbi’ message on Sunday: asking all people of goodwill to search, always, for peace and no...