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Why a President Should Never Pick a Fight with a Pope

The Courage and Clarity of Pope Leo

Robert Reich
Apr 16, 2026
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Friends,

You’ve got to hand it to Pope Leo, who used a speech today in Cameroon to express “woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.”

I can’t imagine who Leo was talking about, can you?

In case there was any doubt, the pope adde…

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