
'Not Fighting With the Pope': Trump Steps Back From Tense Papal Clash After Days of Dispute
President Trump said he is not fighting with Pope Leo XIV and respects his right to speak freely, as a U.S. bishop defended the pope's remarks on the Iran conflict as preaching the Gospel.























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