TRUMP AND VANCE CRITICAL OF POPE
Trump, who attacked Leo as “terrible” on the eve of the pope‘s tour, doubled down in a social media publish late on Tuesday, regardless of widespread backlash from US Christians throughout the political spectrum.
Leo arrived on Wednesday within the Cameroon capital Yaounde, the place Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute kissed his hand after he descended from the papal airplane. The 2 males then walked down a pink carpet lined with Cameroonian clergy in black robes and a brass band wearing white.
Girls sporting material that includes Leo‘s face crowded his automobile because it drove away from the airport.
Leo, who marks one 12 months as chief of the 1.4-billion-member Church in Could, saved a comparatively low profile for a pope in his first 10 months however in latest weeks has change into an outspoken critic of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
The pope advised Reuters on Monday that he planned to keep criticising the war, no matter Trump‘s feedback. US Vice President JD Vance additionally stated on Tuesday it was vital for the pope “to watch out when he talks about issues of theology” when referring to battle.
The pope didn’t particularly deal with their feedback on the flight on Wednesday.
He referenced the writings of one in every of his non secular influences, St. Augustine of Hippo. He stated the saint, who died within the 12 months 430, had a imaginative and prescient “to hunt for unity amongst all peoples and respect for all peoples, regardless of the variations”.
In Yaounde, Leo was scheduled to satisfy President Paul Biya, at 93 the world‘s oldest ruler, and deal with nationwide leaders.
