{"id":97265,"date":"2026-07-24T08:23:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=97265"},"modified":"2026-07-24T08:23:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:23:46","slug":"u-s-ambassador-clarifies-view-on-popes-role-in-politics-war-after-vatican-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/u-s-ambassador-clarifies-view-on-popes-role-in-politics-war-after-vatican-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Amerikaanse ambassadeur verduidelijkt visie op rol van de paus in politiek en oorlog na reactie van het Vaticaan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>After the Vatican reframed statements that U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch made to The New York Times, the ambassador has clarified that he understands Pope Leo XIV\u2019s role as a head of state is \u201cinseparable\u201d from his role as the universal shepherd of the Church.During a July 23 interview with the EWTN News program \u201cThe World Over with Raymond Arroyo,\u201d Burch clarified that his July 9 comments to the Times were not meant to imply that Leo\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the Vatican reframed statements that U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch made to The New York Times, the ambassador has clarified that he understands Pope Leo XIV\u2019s role as a head of state is \u201cinseparable\u201d from his role as the universal shepherd of the Church.During a July 23 interview with the EWTN News program \u201cThe World Over with Raymond Arroyo,\u201d Burch clarified that his July 9 comments to the Times were not meant to imply that Leo\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-97265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79515,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/trumps-ambassador-to-the-vatican-defends-deportation-policies-criticized-by-pope-u-s-bishops\/","url_meta":{"origin":97265,"position":0},"title":"Trump\u2019s ambassador to the Vatican defends deportation policies criticized by pope, U.S. bishops","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"maart 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"ROME \u2014 United States Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch has defended President Donald Trump\u2019s deportation policies amid criticism from Pope Leo XIV and the U.S. bishops.\u201cThe larger question of immigration is something that will constantly be a source of debate and conversation between the U.S. and the Holy See,\u201d the ambassador acknowledged in an interview with EWTN News\u2019 Colm Flynn and Hannah Brockhaus.He added that Trump \u201chad the courage to do something very difficult. 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