On Sunday, US President Donald Trump stated that he is "not a big fan" of Pope Leo XIV, following his call for peace.I am not a great fan of Pope Leo. "He's a very liberal person, and he doesn't believe in reducing crime," Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
He accused the Pope of "toying with a country that wants a nuclear weapon."
On Saturday, the 70-year-old American pope openly urged politicians to put an end to the bloodshed, urging parishioners at St. Peter's Basilica, "Enough of the idolatry of self and money!" Enough with the exhibition of power! "Enough of war!".Trump echoed his remarks to reporters in a post on Truth Social, writing, "I don't want a Pope who thinks it's okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon."
Washington and the Vatican have recently refuted rumours of a schism.
On Friday, a Vatican official rejected allegations that a top Pentagon officer gave the church's envoy to the United States a "bitter lecture" over Pope Leo's criticisms of the Trump administration.
According to the Free Press, Cardinal Christophe Pierre was summoned to the Pentagon in January and given a dressing-down by US Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Elbridge Colby, which the Pentagon had already characterised as "distorted".The military official allegedly warned the cardinal that the United States "has the military power to do whatever it wants -- and that the Church had better take its side."
Matteo Bruni, Vatican spokesperson, said in a statement that "the account presented by certain media outlets regarding this meeting does not correspond to the truth in any way."
While both parties claim the meeting was friendly, the Holy See and the White House have openly disagreed over the Trump administration's tough mass deportation program, which the pope described as "inhuman," as well as the use of military force un the Middle East and Venezuela.

When Trump issued genocidal threats against Iran on Tuesday, stating, "A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again," the pontiff condemned the "truly unacceptable" comment and asked parties to "come back to the table" for negotiations.
Earlier this month, Pope Leo welcomed the announcement of a cease-fire between the US and Iran as a "sign of real hope."
However, peace talks between the United States and Iran in Pakistan's capital Islamabad ended suddenly Saturday, with US Vice President JD Vance telling reporters after a marathon session of discussions that Washington had presented its "final and best offer."