I am following with deep concern what is happening in the Middle East and in Iran during this tumultuous time. Stability and peace are not achieved through mutual threats, nor through the use of weapons, which sow destruction, suffering, and death, but only through reasonable, sincere, and responsible dialogue.

@Pontifex Why don’t you locate your balls and condemn the genocidal jews causing all of this destruction, suffering and death

@Pontifex @ArielElyseGold Thanks Pope. You put it so reasonably. I’m sure the Islamic fundamentalists who want to cut off people’s heads for Allah will sit down for a cup of tea and a nice old chinwag with some biscuits to resolve this like gentlemen after reading your tweet.

@Pontifex Not one word for the 30000 Iranian citizens slaughtered by the Mullahs in the last few months?

@Pontifex Christians are getting slaughtered. You don't represent us. The Vatican is funding child trafficking, rape and torture, among other atrocities. You will lecture no one about no thing.

@Pontifex Will your Jewish masters allow you to condemn Israel?

@Pontifex Holy Father, If there ever was a just war, it’s the effort to replace the butchers in Iran, who’ve murdered tens of thousands of their own people to remain in power…and could kill millions with atomic weapons, as they clearly were preparing to do.

@Pontifex Respectfully, There is no “responsible dialog” to be had with the devil. You don’t have conversations with demons… …you exorcise them. #FreeIran

@Pontifex Everyone must pray for peace

@Pontifex I cannot fathom how anyone takes you seriously.

@Pontifex Yeaaaaa why don’t you tell ppl how the Vatican bank money launders for the globalists to push woke ideologies to ruin the west and make it an Iran 2.0 situation

@Pontifex "Reasonable, sincere, and responsible dialogue" is another way of saying Logos. The Jews have been in rebellion against Logos ever since they killed Christ.

@Pontifex Dear Holiness, since you shut your mouth regarding the massacre of tens of thousands of my compatriots and decided to watch in silence (I guess your God was OK with it) I think you should shut your mouth regarding this issue as well. I cleaned up my comment since you're "holy".

@Pontifex The world needs a Pope like John Paul II!

@Pontifex Did you follow this?

I CALL FOR @Pontifex LEO TO DENOUNCE THE EVIL OF ISLAM AS HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO CATHOLICS EVERYWHERE! Pope Leo's recent statement on the turmoil in the Middle East and Iran reeks of naive pacifism and a dangerous pandering to forces of evil, including the aggressive expansionism often associated with radical Islam. By urging "reasonable, sincere, and responsible dialogue" in the face of mutual threats and potential tragedy, he essentially advocates for appeasement, ignoring the biblical mandate for Christians to actively resist invasion and defend the faith. This isn't the wisdom of a shepherd protecting his flock; it's a betrayal that opens the door for Islam to encroach upon and overtake Christian lands, as we've seen historically in regions like the Levant and North Africa. Leo's words align more with surrender than stewardship, echoing the very passivity that Jesus Christ Himself rejected.Let us turn to the Bible, the ultimate authority, to dismantle this flawed stance. Jesus was no passive figure promoting endless dialogue with unrepentant aggressors. In Matthew 10:34, He declares, "Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword." This isn't a call for mindless violence, but a clear acknowledgment that following Him demands division and confrontation with evil—sometimes requiring decisive action to protect the innocent and the faith. Would the Prince of Peace stand idly by as Islamic forces invade Christian territories, subjugating believers and desecrating holy sites? Absolutely not. Jesus modeled righteous anger and direct intervention when He cleansed the Temple in John 2:13-17, fashioning a whip and driving out the moneychangers who corrupted sacred ground. He didn't dialogue; He acted forcefully to restore justice.Furthermore, in Luke 22:36, Jesus instructs His disciples, "But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one." This is a directive for preparedness and self-defense in a hostile world, not a plea for unarmed vulnerability. Saints throughout history have echoed this: St. Thomas Aquinas, in his Summa Theologica (II-II, Q. 64, Art. 7), affirms the legitimacy of just war and self-defense, stating that "it is lawful to repel force by force, provided one does not exceed the limits of a blameless defense." Even St. Augustine, the architect of just war theory, argued in City of God that peace is desirable but must sometimes be secured through resistance against tyrants and invaders. Pope Leo's appeal for diplomacy to "halt the spiral of violence" ignores these giants of the faith, who understood that evil thrives when good men do nothing.If Jesus walked among us today, He wouldn't tolerate the invasion of Christian lands by Islamic ideologies that seek dominance through force or demographic shifts. He would call His followers to take up the sword—metaphorically and, if necessary, literally—in defense of truth and righteousness. Leo's statement, wrapped in pious platitudes about prayer and well-being, is a capitulation that emboldens evil. True peace comes not from pandering but from strength rooted in biblical conviction. Let us pray not just for peace, but for the courage to fight for it when dialogue fails. If Pope Leo turns his back on Catholics and panders to islam then Catholic men must unite and protect the innocent and Christians everywhere! #DeusVult #SemperFi

@Pontifex “Pope Leo? The situation monitoooor?”

@Pontifex @a_newsman You still have that wall around the Vatican?

@Pontifex This sounds great, but you are not living in reality where the Iranian regime is not sincere, reasonable, responsible, or rational.

@Pontifex stick to being the Pope and living in the safety of the most guarded place on earth.

Dear pontiff As a respectful person normally I am going to deviate. You said nothing about this regime slaughtering their people You say nothing about Israel facing terror daily But every time someone wants to defeat Islamists you seem to jump in What is the agenda of the Vatican Are Catholics well served by the Vatican?

@Pontifex @KevinPosobiec Violence freed the American slaves and liberated the NAZI concentration camps. So violence can be a force for good.

@Pontifex The Islamic Republic of Iran is the greatest threat to Christianity, Your Holiness.

@Pontifex Iranian regime is incapable of reasonable responsible dialogue

@Pontifex Holy Father, peace needs deterrence too. The IRGC has spent decades funding terror, attacking neighbors, and pursuing nukes. Stopping that is what can make dialogue real and free Iranians.

@Pontifex Where were you when Iran murdered 30k of their own people this past month?????

@Pontifex Woke Popes are extra extra

@Pontifex At what point is defending the defenseless against an oppressor just?

@Pontifex You didn't utter a word for the soldiers that my unit lost in Afghanistan, killed by Iranian weapons.

@Pontifex This is partially true. The full truth is that the only hope for the world is that we all accept Christ and live according to His teachings.

@Pontifex It is time

@Pontifex When the other side uses dialog as a DELAY TACTIC to develop nuclear weapons, and those weapons threaten the Western world, Christian communities, and God-loving people around the globe, then the use of force is just.

@Pontifex you suck more than the @WhiteSox and THe Mayor of Chicago! #NotMyPope