This holy week saw the Catholic Pope, Leo XIV, clash sharply with the American Secretary of War, Peter Hegseth, and by implication his master, Donald Trump, about prayers for "overwhelming violence" against the Persians and their allies. God didn't listen to people calling for violence, said the Pope, who has long made clear a general disapproval of US President Trump's actions, including his partnership with Israel in the slaughter of Palestinians, his war against the environment, and his policy of indiscriminate mass deportations against non-citizens from the United States. To Leo, the US does not get any moral credit for...