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Trump attacks the Pope; Meloni: ‘Religious leaders must not do what politicians tell them to do’

April 14, 2026

Verona, 14 April (LaPresse) – “I have expressed” and “I express my solidarity with Pope Leo. Frankly, I would not feel comfortable in a society where religious leaders do what political leaders tell them to do. Not in this part of the world, which is why I did not agree” with US President Donald Trump “and I said so”. So said the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, on arriving at Vinitaly in Verona.

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