Report: Trump Official Allegedly Threatened Pope's Ambassador With Historical Papal Schism Reference
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Summary
The article reports on a closed-door Pentagon meeting where a senior Trump administration official allegedly threatened Pope Leo XIV's ambassador with invoking the Avignon Papacy (a historical schism) during discussions about the war in Iran. The piece appears to be from a publication called 'Letters from Leo' that supports Pope Leo XIV's call for Americans to contact Congress to end the war in Iran. The article references independent confirmation of the meeting's occurrence and suggests Vatican officials were disturbed by the exchange.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledPope Leo XIV has asked Americans to contact their members of Congress and demand an end to the war in Iran.
The Free Press has documented a closed-door Pentagon meeting in which a senior Trump official lectured Pope Leo XIV's ambassador on American military supremacy.
Letters from Leo can now independently confirm The Free Press report that the meeting took place — and that some Vatican officials were so a
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