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President Donald Trump has a “better” understanding of the Bible’s lessons than Pope Leo, a conservative Christian pastor has claimed.
Pastor Robert Jeffress made the stunning remark on Fox News this weekend during a discussion about Thursday’s meeting between the first American Pope and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Tensions have flared in recent months after the Pope urged Catholics to pray for a peaceful resolution to the Iran war amid the U.S. president’s threats to “end” Iranian civilization - but he did not mention Trump by name. Trump then posted a series of angry messages on his Truth Social platform, calling the Pope “weak” on crime and accusing him of not understanding the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
According to Jeffress, one of Trump’s longtime backers in the evangelical community, the differing stances amount to Trump being more of a Christian leader than the head of the Catholic church. “The Pope is a good man, he’s sincere in his faith, but he’s sincerely wrong when it comes to Iran,” he told Fox News.
"It looks like President Trump has a better understanding of what the Bible teaches than the Pope.”
Jeffress, a Dallas-area megachurch pastor, first endorsed Trump during his 2016 run for office. He has frequently participated in Trump’s meetings with faith leaders, and has led prayers standing next to the president in the Oval Office.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-better-understanding-bible-pope-143735288.html
Pastor Robert Jeffress made the stunning remark on Fox News this weekend during a discussion about Thursday’s meeting between the first American Pope and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Tensions have flared in recent months after the Pope urged Catholics to pray for a peaceful resolution to the Iran war amid the U.S. president’s threats to “end” Iranian civilization - but he did not mention Trump by name. Trump then posted a series of angry messages on his Truth Social platform, calling the Pope “weak” on crime and accusing him of not understanding the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
According to Jeffress, one of Trump’s longtime backers in the evangelical community, the differing stances amount to Trump being more of a Christian leader than the head of the Catholic church. “The Pope is a good man, he’s sincere in his faith, but he’s sincerely wrong when it comes to Iran,” he told Fox News.
"It looks like President Trump has a better understanding of what the Bible teaches than the Pope.”
Jeffress, a Dallas-area megachurch pastor, first endorsed Trump during his 2016 run for office. He has frequently participated in Trump’s meetings with faith leaders, and has led prayers standing next to the president in the Oval Office.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-better-understanding-bible-pope-143735288.html