‘Not even Hitler attacked the Pope so directly’: Trump condemned for post lashing out at Leo

NewsWorldEurope‘Not even Hitler attacked the Pope so directly’: Trump condemned for post lashing out at LeoThe Pope has repeatedly called for peace in the Middle East, drawing criticism from the Trump administrationJames C. Reynolds Monday 13 April 2026 12:11 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":"b2956465","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-pope-leo-truth-social-b2956465.html","title":"‘Not even Hitler attacked the Pope so directly’: Trump condemned for Leo post"}}CloseTrump hits out at ‘very liberal’ Pope LeoOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*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_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Donald Trump has drawn sharp condemnation from Catholics around the world after slating...