JokersUpdates.com: News Stand - Pope Leo warned that the world is being ravaged by "tyrants," in forceful comments made after President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff for his stance on the war with Iran.

Bamenda — Pope Leo warned that the world is being ravaged by “tyrants,” in forceful comments made after US President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff for his stance on the war with Iran.
Leo has emerged as strong critic of the conflict and his speech again preached a message of peace and rebuked leaders using religious language to justify war.

“The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters,” Leo said in a speech during a visit to Cameroon’s largest city, Bamenda, on Thursday.

The pope arrived in Cameroon’s capital of Yaounde on Wednesday, the latest stop on a four-country tour of Africa. On arrival he urged the nation’s government to root out corruption amid conflict there which erupted between government forces and Anglophone separatist groups.

The pope traveled to Bamenda Thursday where he was greeted by thousands as he arrived in the popemobile with many waving “peace branches.” Among the crowd was Jamconfidence Masha, who works as a clothes maker in Bamenda – her shop was destroyed during the conflict. She said the pope was bringing a message of “love, hope and unity.”

The choice of location is significant: Bamenda is the epicenter of a bloody civil war that has resulted in more 65,000 dead and over half a million displaced.

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