Throughout year one of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has been especially vocal about two issues: immigration and war. The first American pope has spoken of the 'inalienable rights' of migrants and lamented the growing, global 'zeal for war.' He told a delegation of U.S. clergy last fall that 'the Church cannot be silent' in a time of mass deportations, and said in March, a month after the United States began attacking Iran, that God 'does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.' His opposition to the conflict has provoked President Trump's ire and earned him rebukes from prominent right-leaning Christians. The Fox News anchor Sean Hannity deemed Leo 'more interested in spreading left-wing politics than the actual teachings of Jesus Christ.' Vice President Vance advised the pope 'to be careful when he talks about matters of theology.' Regarding the pope's statements about immigration, the podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey accused him of confusing 'toxic empathy and Biblical...
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