Rome, 13 April (LaPresse) – "I am deeply saddened that the President has chosen to write such disparaging words about the Holy Father. Pope Leo is not his rival, nor is the Pope a politician. He is the Vicar of Christ who speaks from the truth of the Gospel and for the care of souls.” Thus Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, responded in a statement to the social media post in which US President Donald Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV.