Objectivity is the Objective

Recently, Pope Leo used his vast platform to criticize Donald Trump and the war in Iran. He asked, “all people of goodwill to search, always, for peace and not violence; to reject war, especially a war which many people have said is an unjust war, which is continuing to escalate and which is not resolving anything.” He slips it in at the end of his statement, but he called the war in Iran “unjust”. In what way could he argue that the war was unjust? The leaders in Iran came t

After 21 hours of negotiations in Pakistan, Vice President JD Vance walked away from the negotiating table after the United States and Iran failed to strike a peace deal to end the ongoing six-week war in the Middle East. Vance blamed Iran’s refusal to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions as the reason why the negotiations failed. “The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement,” Vance announced. “And I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for t

On Palm Sunday – the day on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem and was hailed as King by the people – Pope Leo XIV used  his homily to denounce all wars by saying, “Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.” He tries to biblically justify that statement by quoting Isaiah, “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your han