Vatican Rejects US Claim That Pope Leo Speaks as a Politician, Insists That Leo XIV’s Opinions on War and Migrants Are Official ‘Proclamations of the Gospel’

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The Globalist playbook of ideas does not equate to the teaching of the Gospels.We have been reporting here on TGP about the most disturbing behavior by leftist Pope Leo XIV, who lets his ideological bias fly in the defense of ideas that are popular with the Globalist-Liberal establishment of our planet.It’s the war, it’s the migrants, it’s global warming: Leo opens his mouth, and predictable leftist talking points fill the air.Most conservative Catholics are disgusted by his relentless political statements, but the US ambassador to the Holy See went above and beyond, playing down Leo XIV’s criticism of the U.S. war in Iran, saying he spoke as a politician, not a religious leader.The Vatican issued an angry public rebuttal, arguing that when Leo’s talks about war, migrants and other topics, he is ‘officially proclaiming the Gospel’.NEW: The Vatican is pushing back against the Trump administration’s claim that Pope Leo XIV opposes the war in Iran as a politician.Four days ago, Ambassador Brian Burch suggested to The New York Times that Leo condemn the war in Iran as the head of a city-state of roughly 800…— Christopher Hale (@ChristopherHale) July 13, 2026The Washington Post reported:“The op-ed by Andrea Tornielli, editorial manager for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, came after the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Brian Burch, sought to portray Leo’s criticism of the war in Iran as coming not from the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, but rather, as the political leader of the tiny state of Vatican City.Thus, Burch argued, Leo’s criticism should be viewed through a political rather than a religious prism.‘When the pope acts as the sovereign leader of the Holy See, he is coequal with world leaders’, Burch, a prominent Catholic ally of President Donald Trump, argued in an interview published Thursday by the New York Times.”Of course he is a politicianHe constantly amplifies the leftist, global agendaHe never reiterates the Church’s teaching on the rights of the state to protect its borders, to defend against aggression, to punish criminals, including the death penaltyHe always amplifies… https://t.co/lgV8v20yEi— Deacon Nick Donnelly (@ProtecttheFaith) April 13, 2026The Vatican was compelled to answer Burch’s claim because the US administration of Donald Trump has been very sharp in their criticism of the Pope’s personal ‘Gospel’ interventions.Trump calls out Pope Leo XIV; tells him to stop appeasing the “radical left.”“Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician.It’s hurting him very badly and, more importantly,… pic.twitter.com/SDujMrQfFJ— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) April 13, 2026Read more:Society of St. Pius X’s Priest Stands Defiant Against Leo XIV’s Excommunication: ‘A Future Pope Will Welcome Us Back’/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i