The Pope Has an Epiphany
Posted By: Mercedes44, 4/20/2026 8:18:39 AM
After the war in Iran started on February 28, Pope Leo XIV issued “muted appeals for peace and dialogue” for several weeks. However, his tone changed when he delivered a stern homily on March 29, Palm Sunday. He said, “Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: ‘Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood.”
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The chattering class has once again been shocked by President Trump’s out-of-the-box actions. For years, we’ve been led to believe in the oft-repeated international consensus among “experts” according to which Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and has a stranglehold on the world’s hydrocarbon-powered economy.
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The Pope Has an Epiphany
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After the war in Iran started on February 28, Pope Leo XIV issued “muted appeals for peace and dialogue” for several weeks. However, his tone changed when he delivered a stern homily on March 29, Palm Sunday. He said, “Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: ‘Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood.”
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There was some controversy this week about President Donald Trump being critical of Pope Leo for being weak on crime and his remarks about the U.S. military action in Iran. The pope had made prior comments about immigration and the military action against Iran that were critical of the Trump administration's actions before Trump's remarks. But then the media seemed to be trying to interpret a variety of remarks he made after Trump's criticism as an effort to attack Trump and promote controversy.
As we reported earlier, Pope Leo attempted to set the record straight,
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