Trump and Pope Leo’s ongoing feud: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Pope Leo XIV and President Trump’s ongoing exchanges over the US-Iran warfare.
Pope Leo XIV is a man of peace, however I imagine President Trump is as effectively (“Don: Pope should condemn Tehran,” April 21).
You can’t have peace by wishing it — typically motion is needed.
The prayer to St. Michael asks that he “defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.”
Iran has killed harmless people, chants “Death to America” and is the No. 1 state sponsor of terrorism.
That defines evil.
Leo ought to proceed his effort in the direction of peace, however not condemn Trump for doing the identical.
Joseph Bruno
Waretown, NJ
Leo succinctly summed up Trump’s existence with the phrases “darkness and filth.”
His demagoguery is acknowledged for the apparent evil it’s by the bulk of American voters, which spells out sure doom for the sacrilegious Republican Party within the November 2026 midterms.
Perhaps “Doctor Christ” can clarify to Christians in America — who make up the overwhelming majority of the population — why he insists upon a each day feud with the pope.
Jake Pickering
Arcata, Calif.
It angers me that the leaders of my church are such leftists.
They disguise it beneath the guise of sympathy however, make no mistake, they align with George Soros and his ilk.
Leo ought to shut his mouth and give attention to the church’s teachings of Christ, not on world affairs.
James Schwartz
Summit, NJ
Leo has a Masters in Divinity and a Doctorate in Canon Law.
He was elected on the second day of the conclave, the shortest in historical past.
I don’t assume he wants tutoring on what are his duties are (“Leo would do well to remember render to Caesar,” Douglas Murray, April 17).
Neither Murray or Trump’s considerations are of any significance to the pope as he fulfills his God-given mission on earth.
Carol Puttre-Czyz
Manhattan
Leo must thank Trump and the United States for saving us.
It was solely a matter of time earlier than the rulers of Iran have been destined to destroy the planet based mostly on their ridiculous theocracy.
Richard Dardis
Danbury, Conn.
It’s not unusual for popes to be outspoken about American coverage.
Past presidents have taken such criticism on the chin, however by no means has a president excoriated a pope in a public method.
Popes are usually not infallible, however Trump must restrain himself and be mindful of what Leo represents.
Phil Serpico
Kew Gardens
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The Issue: A survey discovering practically a third of Long Islanders imagine Holocaust deaths are exaggerated.
That practically a third of Long Island residents downplay the Holocaust — both in relevance or within the quantity of victims — is a chilling reminder that antisemitism continues to bubble each above and beneath the floor (“Hateful situation on LI,” April 20).
Wanting to wash away the reminiscence of 6 million victims serves as a warning that historical past has a method of repeating itself.
As Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel famous, “For in the end, it is all about memory, its sources and its magnitude, and, of course, its consequences.”
S.P. Hersh
Lawrence
Why would this be stunning?
After all, these are no doubt the descendants of the exact same people who have been apathetic in regards to the precise historic occasions after they occurred in actual time.
Modern Western European historical past, together with the occasions main up to World War II, are hardly a precedence in in the present day’s faculties.
Therefore this survey ought to come as little to no shock.
Mitchell Schwefel
Barnegat, NJ
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