"Clearly, Leo rejects appeasement as an antidote to coercion & hate":

Jesus "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war... 'Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: Your hands are full of blood.’”

Unlike sychophantic leaders who stroked Trump’s ego, Leo resisted.

Like every bully, Trump takes keen pleasure in satisfying his narcissistic hunger for dominance.

The pope has shown the world how to stand up to Trump

Far too many world leaders have chosen to mollify the bullying US president. Pope Leo has shown there’s another way.

Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)

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