{"id":62468,"date":"2026-04-13T23:06:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=62468"},"modified":"2026-04-13T23:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:06:32","slug":"pope-condemns-delusion-of-omnipotence-urges-end-to-war-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pope-condemns-delusion-of-omnipotence-urges-end-to-war-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope condemns \u2018delusion of omnipotence,\u2019 urges end to war on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62469\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Pope-War.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Pope-War.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Pope-War-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Pope-War-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span>Tehran, IRNA \u2013 Pope Leo XIV, the leader of the world\u2019s Catholics, has issued his strongest condemnation yet of the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, blaming what he called a \u201cdelusion of omnipotence\u201d for fueling the conflict and urging political leaders to pursue peace.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Speaking during an evening prayer service at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica on Saturday, the pope denounced the escalation of violence, calling for an immediate halt to hostilities and a return to negotiations. \u201cEnough of the idolatry of self and money. Enough of the display of power. Enough of war,\u201d he said, according to Politico.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The remarks came as US and Iranian representatives held negotiations in Pakistan and amid a fragile ceasefire. Although Pope Leo did not directly name the United States or President Donald Trump, his message appeared aimed at American officials who have justified the war in religious terms and emphasized military strength.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to Politico, the Pope had initially refrained from openly condemning the conflict, limiting his statements to calls for dialogue. However, in recent days, he has sharpened his tone, previously describing threats to \u201cannihilate Iranian civilization\u201d as \u201ctruly unacceptable.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He also called on people worldwide to pray for peace, describing prayer as a means to \u201cbreak the demonic cycle of evil\u201d and build a world free of violence and \u201cunjust profit.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Vatican has expressed growing concern about the wider regional impact of the war, particularly the situation of Christian communities in southern Lebanon amid escalating tensions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tehran, IRNA \u2013 Pope Leo XIV, the leader of the world\u2019s Catholics, has issued his strongest condemnation yet of the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, blaming what he called a \u201cdelusion of omnipotence\u201d for fueling the conflict and urging political leaders to pursue peace. Speaking during an evening prayer service at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62468"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62468"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62470,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62468\/revisions\/62470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}