Pope Leo deploys linguistic advantage to anger Trump with direct criticism: report (www.rawstory.com)

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Escalating tensions between Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump are being shaped by an unusual factor: the pope's native fluency in English, which eliminates traditional Vatican diplomatic buffers and amplifies his political impact in the United States.

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[-] Quexotic@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Interesting how they completely omit any kind of useful examples of this direct communication.

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