Pope Trashes Bloodthirsty ‘Tyrants’ After Trump Attacks

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Pope Leo XIV says the world is “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants,” in the latest escalation of his feud with Donald Trump.

The pontiff, on a trip to Cameroon, urged a “decisive change of course” and criticized leaders who use religion as a basis to justify war, just days after Trump attacked him on Truth Social.

Leo further decried global leaders spending billions of dollars on “killing and devastation” rather than education or healthcare.

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