Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani hails Pope Leo's 'brave stance' against US arrogance, Zionism
Grand Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani has written a letter to Pope Leo XIV, leader of the world's Catholics, praising the pontiff's courageous stance against the American-Zionist alliance, calling it a position that will "immortalize" his name and conduct.
In the letter written on Monday, the Qom-based senior Iranian cleric described the Pope's stance as among the most necessary and timely.
"There is no doubt that your courageous stance against American arrogance and corrupt Zionism was among the most necessary positions, one that will immortalize your name and conduct on a global scale," Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani wrote.
He emphasized that throughout history, there have always been scholars of the pure divine religions who defend humanity and human rights, even at great cost to themselves.
"This stance demonstrated that throughout history, there have always been insightful scholars of the pure divine religions who defend humanity and human rights, even at great cost to themselves," reads the letter.
Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani further expressed gratitude on behalf of the Islamic Republic's religious establishment for the Pope's "rightful stance" as the respected leader of the world's Catholics.
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"We, for our part, thank you for your rightful stance as the esteemed leader of the world's Catholics and the bearer of the message of Jesus Christ (peace be upon him)," the letter read. "It is clear that what you have expressed exists in the deepest layers of Islamic religious texts."
The senior cleric expressed hope for the formation of a global coalition of followers of divine religions based on the teachings of the prophets, "under the shadow of the appearance of the Righteous and Universal Reformer."
Pope Leo XIV has strongly criticized Trump’s unprovoked war against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the threat to end the Iranian civilization, which the Pontiff calls “truly unacceptable” on moral and international law grounds.
In response, Trump lashed out at the spiritual leader of over 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide.
During a Q&A with reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said, “We do not like a pope that is going to say that it is OK to have a nuclear weapon … He is a man that does not think that we should be toying with a country that wants a nuclear weapon so they can blow up the world,” adding, “I am not a fan of Pope Leo.”
People, cutting across the political and religious spectrum, labeled the remarks as “deranged,” “abhorrent,” and a dangerous display of a “messiah complex.”
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