Blessed are the peacemakers

What we are witnessing is not the triumph of religion or secularism, but the cynicism of power using both.

Pope Leo, right, has been forceful in calling for peace in the Iranian war, so U.S. President Donald Trump, left, called him 'weak,' 'terrible on foreign policy,' and 'weak on nuclear weapons.' Trump also said the Pope 'meets with Obama Sympathizers like David Axelrod, a LOSER from the left.'Photographs courtesy of White House photographer and Wikipedia

Opinion

BY JOHN MCKAY

April 23, 2026

SCARBOROUGH, ONT.—“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” Matthew 5:9.

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