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The feud between the Vatican and the White House is now out in the open, with Pope Leo
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taking direct aim at global leaders and President Trump firing back. The Pope, speaking during a peace mass in Cameroon, delivered some of his strongest language
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yet on war and power. He warned against leaders who use religion to justify violence and said the world is
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being ravaged by tyrants. Quote, The remarks did not name Trump but land in the middle of a growing clash over the war in Iran
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He went on to say, quote, The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants
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yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters
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Asked about the Pope on Thursday, Trump pushed back, insisting there is no clash
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I'm not fighting with him. The Pope made a statement. He says Iran can have a nuclear weapon
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I say Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. And if the Pope looked at the 42,000 people that were killed over the last two or three months
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as a protester with no weapons, no nothing, I mean, you take a look at that
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So I could disagree with the Pope. I have a right to disagree. I have a right to disagree with the Pope
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You heard there the president saying the Pope supports Iran having a nuclear weapon
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The Pope has never said that. In fact, he has a history of speaking out against nuclear weapons
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And the tension is now heading closer to home. The Trump administration is ending an $11 million federal contract with Catholic Charities in Miami
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a program that houses and cares for unaccompanied migrant children. Church leaders say the program will shut down within months
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ending a decades-long partnership with the federal government
