The White House pushed back Monday after Pope Leo XIV said God rejects the prayers of leaders who wage war, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt defending the administration’s use of prayer in reference to U.S. military operations.
Responding to a question about the pope’s Palm Sunday remarks condemning the use of religion to justify war, Leavitt said, "Our nation was a nation founded 250 years ago almost on Judeo-Christian values. And we have seen presidents, the leaders of the Department of War, and our troops go to prayer during the most turbulent times in our nation's history, and I don't think there is anything wrong with our military leaders or with the president calling on the American people to pray for our service members overseas."
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