From The New York Times:
Last year, Pope Leo XIV questioned whether the “inhuman treatment of immigrants” is consistent with being pro-life. This year, on Easter, he said, “Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace!” On Friday, he posted a message that anyone who is a disciple of Jesus Christ “is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.”
By Sunday, President Trump apparently had heard enough. Mr. Trump said Leo was elected only “because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump.” Nearly a year ago, right after Leo was elected, seven cardinals — six Americans and Cardinal Christophe Pierre, then the Vatican’s apostolic nuncio, or ambassador, to the United States — were asked if he had been selected to serve as “a counterweight” to Mr. Trump. While Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark noted that Leo “is not one to back down if the cause is just,” the group said no: In choosing the new pope, their conclave was thinking about the future in terms of the unity and strength of the Roman Catholic Church, not designating a foil for Mr. Trump.