Threats to the Pope -The Free Press detailed the relationship between Donald Trump’s White House and Pope Leo XIV. According to the report, the Pentagon invited the Holy See ambassador to the US, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, for a meeting in response to a recent speech by the Pope. During that meeting, US officials reportedly complained about the speech and took exception to Pope Leo’s indirect shots at the president. One of those officials even threatened the Avignon Papacy of the 14th century — a period largely defined by the French Crown imposing its will to influence the Catholic Chu