Pope Leo said on Tuesday he was hoping to spread the Christian message by speaking about peace, but that people are free to criticise him. Donald Trump had accused the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” with his stance on the Iran war. Leo said he believed it was much better to enter into dialogue than to support the arms industry. Leo is preparing to meet the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, in the Vatican on Thursday
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