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1. Pope says he has 'no fear' of Trump after scathing attack

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 06:19 AM

7 hrs ago

"I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do, what the Church is here to do," he told reporters.

"I don't want to get into a debate with [Trump]," he added.

"Too 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's a better way to do this."
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"Not even Hitler or Mussolini attacked the Pope so directly and publicly," said Massimo Faggioli, quoted by Reuters.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp841y07w5xo

And I note from the AP report in the OP that Meloni, the right wing Italian PM, is basically siding with the Pope on this.

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