JD Vance warns Pope to ‘be careful when he talks about theology’ and draws heckles at low turnout TPUSA event

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsJD Vance warns Pope to ‘be careful when he talks about theology’ and draws heckles at low turnout TPUSA event‘How can you say that God was never on the side of those who wield the sword?’ the Catholic vice president askedBrendan Rascius in New York Wednesday 15 April 2026 16:38 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958196","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jd-vance-pope-iran-war-turning-point-b2958196.html","title":"JD Vance warns Pope to ‘be careful when he talks about theology’ and draws heckles"}}CloseJD Vance says Pope Leo should be careful when speaking on theologySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourc...