Pope Leo says he will continue to speak out against war after Trump criticism

The pope said he did not want to ‘get into a debate’ with the US president (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Leo has said he will keep speaking out against war after facing scathing criticism from Donald Trump, who branded the pontiff “weak”.

The US president, in a lengthy social media post, demanded that the head of the Catholic Church “focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician”.