West Asia war: Iran embassy in Ghana slams Trump over calling Pope Leo XIV “weak”

The Iran Embassy in Ghana on Monday criticised US President Donald Trump for calling Pope Leo XIV weak after he prayed for peaceIn a post on X the embassy mentioned that Trump paid hush money to a porn star while his wife was pregnant and got convicted for itThe Pope prayed for peace Trump tonight called him WEAK and said I dont want a Pope who criticises me Let the record show who this man is He went to Epsteins island consistently FOR YEARS He paid hush money to a porn star while his wife was pregnant and got convicted for it 34 felonies His missile hit a school full of innocent children in Minab 168 dead the Iran Embassy in Ghana posted on XThe Pope prayed for peace Trump tonight called him WEAK and said I dont want a Pope who criticizes meLet the record show who this man isHe went to Epsteins island consistently FOR YEARS He paid hush money to a porn star while his wife was pregnant mdash and gothellipmdash Iran in Ghana IRAN_GHANA April 13 2026Six months ago he said with his own mouth IM NOT HEAVENBOUND the only honest sentence hes ever said The Pope lit a candle for your DARK soul But there are 168 little girls at heavens gate who got there before you BECAUSE OF YOU Theyll be the jury And they remember your name THE HELL AWAITS YOU DON it addedThe embassys statement came after Trump launched a sharp attack on Pope Leo XIV in a lengthy social media post accusing the pontiff of being ldquoweak on crimerdquo and criticising his stance on foreign policy Iran and US domestic issuesldquoPope Leo is WEAK on Crime and terrible for Foreign Policyrdquo Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform setting off a fresh escalation in tensions between the White House and the VaticanldquoHe talks about lsquofearrsquo of the Trump Administration but doesnrsquot mention the FEAR that the Catholic Churchhellip had during COVID when they were arresting priests ministers and everybody else for holding Church Servicesrdquo Trump wroteThe President also targeted the Popersquos position on Iran asserting disagreement with what he characterised as leniencyldquoI donrsquot want a Pope who thinks itrsquos OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weaponrdquo he saidTrump further defended US actions abroad including Venezuela linking them to concerns over drugs and crime entering the United StatesldquoI donrsquot want a Pope who thinks itrsquos terrible that America attacked Venezuela a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United Statesrdquo he wrote adding that the country was ldquoemptying their prisonshellip into our CountryrdquoThe post also turned personal with Trump comparing the Pope unfavourably to his brother ldquoI like his brother Louis much better than I like him because Louis is all MAGA He gets it and Leo doesnrsquotrdquo he saidTrump went on to defend his own presidency citing electoral victory crime reduction and economic performance ldquoIrsquom doing exactly what I was elected IN A LANDSLIDE to do setting Record Low Numbers in Crime and creating the Greatest Stock Market in Historyrdquo he wroteIn a striking claim Trump suggested the Popersquos election was linked to his own presidencyldquo Leo should be thankful becausehellip he was a shocking surprisehellip If I wasnrsquot in the White House Leo wouldnrsquot be in the Vaticanrdquo he said He also criticised the Popersquos interactions with political figures singling out former adviser David Axelrod ldquoLeo should get his act together as Popehellip stop catering to the Radical Left and focus on being a Great Pope not a Politicianrdquo Trump addedPope Leo XIV the first Americanborn pontiff has in recent weeks spoken out against war and called for restraint and dialogue in global conflicts including tensions involving IranThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever