Or was afraid to speak for or to what was clearly righteous.i'm not sure the Pope is making an argument rather than a statement. According to ChatGPT he didn't directly criticize the Iranian government when they killed many thousands of their citizens. What he said was things like:
In general Trump (I think) seems to be complaining the Pope isn't taking sides, which he is not. I then asked about the Pope during WW2. Here is the gist of his 1942 Christmas message:
- called for peace and dialogue in Iran
- warned that tensions were causing deaths
- expressed concern about violence
- called for peace and dialogue in Iran
- warned that tensions were causing deaths
- expressed concern about violence
This is widely understood as a reference to Jews being killed by the Nazis.
But:
- He did NOT say “Jews” explicitly
- He did NOT name Nazi Germany or Hitler directly
Pope's do what Pope's do and most political leaders ignore them.
edit: Rome was under the control of Mussolini in December 1942 so maybe the Pope was being careful but still probably reluctant to take sides.