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Meloni backs Pope Leo XIV after Trump's criticism
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Meloni backs Pope Leo XIV after Trump's criticism

From SME · (2d ago) Slovak

Translated from Slovak, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed solidarity with Pope Leo XIV after criticism from US President Donald Trump.
  • Trump had criticized the Pope on social media, calling him too liberal and ineffective in his job.
  • Meloni stated she would not feel comfortable in a situation where religious leaders follow political leaders' directives.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has publicly backed Pope Leo XIV following sharp criticism from US President Donald Trump. Meloni, speaking at a press conference in Verona, voiced her solidarity with the Pontiff, emphasizing her discomfort with a scenario where religious figures are dictated to by political leaders. This statement comes after Trump took to social media to lambast Pope Leo XIV, labeling him as too liberal and questioning his performance. Trump's remarks, made after the Pope called for peace in the Middle East, characterized the Pope as 'weak' on crime and 'disastrous' on foreign policy, concluding that he was not doing a good job. Meloni's response underscores a defense of religious autonomy and a subtle rebuke of political interference in spiritual matters, aligning with a perspective that values the independence of religious leadership.

Vyjadrujem solidaritu s pรกpeลพom Levom a รบprimne povedanรฉ, ani ja by som sa necรญtila veฤพmi prรญjemne v spoloฤnosti, kde nรกboลพenskรญ lรญdri robia to, ฤo im politickรญ lรญdri povedia.

โ€” Giorgia MeloniMeloni's statement of support for Pope Leo XIV after Trump's criticism.
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Originally published by SME in Slovak. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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