Pope calls leaders who spend billions on wars ‘tyrants’

The Pope has criticised world leaders who spend billions on wars. This comes just days after US president and all-around fucking dickhead Donald Trump depicted himself as Jesus on Truth Social.

Trump vs Pope

American-born Pope Leo has been critical of Trump and the genocide he and Israel are committing. He rightly made Trump look like an absolute cock with the most grace by saying:

War divides; hope unites. Arrogance tramples upon others; love lifts up. Idolatry blinds us; the living God enlightens. All it takes is a little faith, a mere “crumb” of faith, in order to face this dramatic hour in history together — as humanity and alongside humanity. #Peace

On 13 April, Trump attacked the Pope in a lengthy post. As Canary reporter Willem Moore said, feel free to read it all if you’ve got a spare 10 minutes and don’t respect your own time.

This will end well.

Some genius in Trumpland decided, “Hey, the best thing we can do now is to go to war with the Holy Father.” pic.twitter.com/zYG3IuNivB

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 13, 2026

The paedophile president followed that up by posting the now-infamous AI image:

Trump is now posting AI images of himself as Jesus Christ healing, what appears to be, a young Jeffrey Epstein. pic.twitter.com/zG2OQKbP9s

— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) April 13, 2026

Surreal

The Pope responded to Trump’s latest outburst with:

I don’t ‌think that the message of the Gospel is meant to be abused in ‌the way that some people are doing.

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

After much criticism from his own supporters, Trump deleted the post. He then tried to claim he was actually supposed to be a doctor, not Jesus. Because doctors typically place their hands on their patients’ foreheads and heal them with light, don’t they?

He also of course, blamed the ‘fake news’:

Reporter: Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ?

Trump: It wasn’t a depiction. I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor. And had to do with red cross as a red cross worker, which we support and only the fake news could come up with that one. pic.twitter.com/7Y1u86GjkP

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 13, 2026

As the Canary also reported, JD Vance also tried it with the Pope, but got heckled in the process. Maybe you should just go pay him a visit, JD, it worked with the last one.

Now, on his tour of Cameroon, Pope Leo is doubling down on calling out genocide.

He criticised leaders who:

turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education and restoration are nowhere to ​be found.

He continued:

The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet often a lifetime is not enough to rebuild

Speaking to crowds, he said the world was ‘being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ and that in Cameroon in particular there was ‘an endless cycle of destabilisation and death’.

Fresh off the back of his speech, the Pope tweeted another message which was blatantly aimed at Trump:

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth

It’s clear that the Pope will not be intimidated by pathetic little men like Trump, now if only other leaders like Keir Starmer could follow in his wake.

Though it will never not be fucking ridiculous that the bloody pope subtweets the president of the United States.

Featured image via the Canary