Iran's president condemns 'insult' to Pope Leo XIV, calls 'desecration of Jesus' unacceptable | Snopes.com

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Confirmed: Iran's president condemns 'insult' to Pope Leo XIV, calls 'desecration of Jesus' unacceptable

Masoud Pezeshkian's post came about 12 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social.

Laerke Christensen

Published April 14, 2026

Image courtesy of khamenei.ir accessed via Wikicommons, @drpezeshkian on X, illustrated by Snopes

Click on the above link to read the entire Snopes article confirming Pezeshkian's statement. Yes, it's politically motivated, but what does it say about our so-called president that the Iranian leader comes down closer to Jesus than does Trump? 

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