“Wars of choice…are immoral”: Priest unpacks Pope Leo’s condemnation of Trump’s war with Iran
April 12, 2026
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8:06Now Playing“Wars of choice…are immoral”: Priest unpacks Pope Leo’s condemnation of Trump’s war with Iran
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as posted by the channelPope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born head of the Catholic Church, has emerged as one of the most vocal opponents of the Iran War. Father Bryan Massingale, Professor of Theological and Social Ethics at Fordham University, joins The Weekend: Primetime to discuss how the Pope is trying to appeal to people’s consciousness, rather than political ideology, in criticizing the war. “He wants the political debate to be about: how can this be normal? How can people of good will not be appalled by such rhetoric?”
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