"The image, shared on Trump's Truth Social platform on Sunday and deleted on Monday, showed him in a white robe placing a hand on a man's head in a scene resembling a healing."
"Trump told reporters that, though he had posted the image, he thought it depicted him as a doctor and had to do with the Red Cross as a Red Cross worker."
"Pope Leo said on Monday en route to Algiers, '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.'"
"Senior Catholic leaders in the US also pushed back against Trump's remarks on the pope, stating, 'I am disheartened that the President chose to write such disparaging words about the Holy Father.'"
Donald Trump is receiving criticism from church leaders and conservatives after posting an AI-generated image of himself resembling Jesus and making disparaging comments about Pope Leo XIV. The image, depicting Trump in a healing scene, was shared on Truth Social and later deleted. Trump claimed the image represented him as a doctor and criticized the pope for his stance on crime and foreign policy. Tensions between the White House and the Vatican have escalated, particularly regarding immigration policies and military actions, prompting pushback from senior Catholic leaders.
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