Pope Leo has ‘no fear’ of Trump admin as president calls out his stance on Iran war

President Trump and Pope Leo are increasingly at odds over the war with Iran

Trump blasting the first American pope Sunday night, saying he's not doing a very good job

and that he's a very liberal person, accusing him of catering to the radical left

Trump's comments come after last week. The pope criticized Trump's public threats to wipe out an entire civilization in Iran

The pontiff urged people to contact their Congress members and object. Leo has been critical of the war in Iran since it began

and over the weekend he reiterated his calls for peace at a special prayer vigil at St. Peter's Basilica

saying the, quote, madness needs to end. President Trump firing back in a lengthy social media post

then doubling down when asked about it by reporters. WE DON'T LIKE A POPE THAT IS GOING TO SAY IT IS OKAY TO HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON

WE DON'T WANT A POPE THAT SAYS CRIME IS OKAY IN OUR CITIES

I DON'T LIKE IT. I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF POPLE. HE IS A VERY LIBERAL PERSON AND HE IS A MAN THAT DOESN BELIEVE IN STOPPING CRIME HE IS A MAN THAT DOESN THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE BUSINESSED He a very liberal person and he a man that doesn believe in stopping crime He a man that doesn think that we should be toying with a country that wants a nuclear weapon so they can blow up the world

I'm not a fan of Pope Leo. In his post, Trump also alleged that Leo was only chosen as Pope because he was an American

and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump

Pope Leo responding this morning, telling reporters on the papal plane he has no fear of the Trump administration

I don't want to get into a debate with him. I don't think that the message of the gospel is meant to be abused in the way that some people are doing

And I will continue to speak out loud against war, looking to promote peace, promoting dialogue and multilateral relationships among the states to look for just solutions to the problems

Too many people are suffering in the world today. Too many innocent people are being killed

And I think someone has to stand up and say, there's a better way to do this

Today, the Pope is on his way to Africa for an 11-day tour of four countries