
Pope sets off firestorm after saying those who ‘drop bombs’ are not true Christians
Pope Leo XIV, in a follow-up to the traditional Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi (‘To the City and the World’) message, in which he called on world leaders to lay down their weapons, stated on Friday that those who launch bombs are not true Christians. Speaking to bishops from Baghdad, the pope condemned the “blasphemy of war” and said peace comes from the “promotion of coexistence and dialogue,” not bombs. A message that conflicts with the actions and fiery rhetoric coming from President Donald Trump regarding the war on Iran, the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism. “God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs. Military action will not create space for freedom or times of #Peace, which comes only from the patient promotion of coexistence and dialogue among peoples,” posted the official X account for His Holiness. God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs. Military action will not create space for freedom or times of #Peace, which comes only from the patient… — Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) April 10, 2026 “Absurd and inhuman violence is spreading ferociously through the sacred places of the Christian East, profaned by the blasphemy of war and the brutality of business, with no regard for people’s lives, which are considered at most collateral damage of self-interest. But no gain can be worth the life of the weakest, children, or families. No cause can justify the shedding of innocent blood,” the account posted in a follow up. The postings come one day after the pope
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