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JD Vance defends Trump amid spat with Pope Leo: ‘Stick to matters of morality’
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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">Catholic vice-president effectively tells Leo to stay in his lane after pope criticized the White House over the Iran war</p>
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<div class="row mt-3"><div class="col-12 mt-3"><img class="img-thumbnail" src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/404/363/520/784/734/original/adab1d09ea83c58d.png" alt="Link Preview Image" /></div></div>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/JugglingWithEggs/statuses/116404363548628109</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/JugglingWithEggs/statuses/116404363548628109</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jugglingwitheggs@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:00:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Vance wading into spat between #Trump and the #Pope is only turning the heat up… on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:43:20 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jugglingwitheggs%40mstdn.social">@<span>JugglingWithEggs</span></a></span> He projects "authority" unconvincingly just like the other clowns in the Drumph administration</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116404296108586721</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116404296108586721</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:43:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Vance wading into spat between #Trump and the #Pope is only turning the heat up… on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:41:48 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/bluedot%40left-bank.net">@<span>BlueDot</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/jugglingwitheggs%40mstdn.social">@<span>JugglingWithEggs</span></a></span> Yup. </p><p>***At the very least***, there are plenty of Catholic Church adherents in the military. Is the Pope supposed to ignore their existence?</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/courtcan/statuses/116404290094540779</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/courtcan/statuses/116404290094540779</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[courtcan@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:41:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Vance wading into spat between #Trump and the #Pope is only turning the heat up… on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:40:10 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jugglingwitheggs%40mstdn.social">@<span>JugglingWithEggs</span></a></span> </p><p>Vance's problem with the Pope is that the Pope DOES stick to matters of morality.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://left-bank.net/ap/users/115996564141250603/statuses/116404283665264708</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://left-bank.net/ap/users/115996564141250603/statuses/116404283665264708</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bluedot@left-bank.net]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:40:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Vance wading into spat between #Trump and the #Pope is only turning the heat up… on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:36:24 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jugglingwitheggs%40mstdn.social">@<span>JugglingWithEggs</span></a></span> Vance is a total idiot</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116404268878087570</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116404268878087570</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:36:24 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>