joe•iuculano 20h ago

#NewRepublic Apr 8, 2026

Pentagon Threatened #Pope After He Criticized #Trump

Days aftr #LeoXIV deliverd his..speech, Undersecretary of Defense 4 Policy #ElbridgeColby summond #Cardinal #ChristophePierre, #Vatican’s US rep, to a closed-door #Pentagon meeting 4 a bitter lecture

“The United States,” Colby sed, according to a blistering new report by #TheFreePress, “has the military power to do whatever it wants in the world. The #CatholicChurch had better take its side"

https://newrepublic.com/post/208820/pentagon-threatened-pope-criticized-donald-trump?utm_medium=notification

Pentagon Threatened the Pope After He Criticized Trump

It was so bad that Pope Leo changed his plans to travel to the U.S.

The New Republic
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@iuculano Imagine our government threatening the Pope.
Apr 9 at 2:37amWeb
Show threadjoe•iuculano 19h ago

@3dogcouch

I don't put anything past them anymore. I think the #Trump admin is willing to cross whatever line it takes to get whatever it wants

#StopTrump

Show threadT&P18h ago
@iuculano it doesn't even seem goal directed sometimes, just obnoxious for the sake of it