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Iran just sentenced four protesters to death. Why hasn’t Pope Leo criticized Iran?

Apr 16, 2026Center Right

One might never know it by the rhetoric of Pope Leo XIV, but the Islamic theocracy that rules over Iran is a brutal regime. The country is regularly linked to terrorist paramilitary organizations wreaking havoc and causing enormous amounts of violence, destruction, and suffering to innocent people throughout the Middle East. Despite such horrific acts,…

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