The administration’s depictions of a warlike God who picks sides have startled some in the Holy See, while Leo has felt compelled to counter them. He has done so repeatedly in recent weeks, most pointedly on Palm Sunday, saying God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war”. He then quoted Isaiah 1:15: “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen – your hands are full of blood.” On Thursday night, he spoke of blasphemy, then warned that “we tend to consider ourselves powerful when we dominate, victorious when we destroy our equals, great when...
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