Vice President JD Vance thanked Pope Leo XIV for downplaying reported disagreements with President Donald Trump regarding the Iran conflict, stating that he was “grateful.”
In a post on X, Vance described the Pope as preaching the Gospel, and noted that it means the Pope will offer “his opinion on the moral issues of the day.”
Vance’s post came in response to the Pope’s comments during “his flight to Angola,” according to Reuters. The Pope explained that “comments he made two days earlier in Cameroon” had been “prepared two weeks ago.”
The Pope also added that “reporting about comments he has made so far during his Africa tour ‘has not been accurate in all its aspects,’” according to the outlet.
“I am grateful to Pope Leo for saying this,” Vance wrote. “While the media narrative constantly gins up conflict-and yes, real disagreements have happened and will happen-the reality
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