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Why Trump and Pope Leo are at odds — Inside the feud and the ‘blasphemous’ AI Jesus photo

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In a rambling post on Truth Social on April 12, President Trump slammed Pope Leo XIV, after the American pontiff shared continued rebukes to the US military operations in Iran. Trump even went a step further, posting an AI-generated image portraying himself as a Christ-like figure. The depiction quickly went viral, sparking widespread condemnation,…

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