Would Donald Trump threaten the Vatican over Pope Leo's anti-war stance?

Reports of a bizarre meeting in the Pentagon between defence officials and the papal nuncio at which the 'Avignon papacy' was mentioned are not reassuring, writes TP O'Mahony 

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Would the Trump administration be so bold and reckless as to threaten the Vatican over Pope Leo XIV’s criticisms of the White House’s military policies?

At first glance, that may seem a far-fetched scenario, but after US president Donald Trump’s extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo on Sunday night — saying he didn’t think the US-born leader of the Catholic Church was “doing a very good job” and that “I’m not a fan of Pope Leo” — maybe not that unlikely.