LONDON (AP) 鈥� The on Thursday expressed solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in the Middle East.
Archbishop Sarah Mullally, who assumed her role as head of the Church of England in January, said she stood with the pope in his 鈥渃ourageous call for peace.鈥� have drawn the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump, who last weekend criticized the pope for being 鈥渢errible for foreign policy.鈥�
鈥淎s innocent people are killed and displaced, families torn apart, and futures destroyed, the human cost of war is incalculable,鈥� Mullally said in a statement. 鈥淚t is the calling of every Christian 鈥� and of all people of faith and goodwill 鈥� to work and pray for peace.鈥�
Though she didn鈥檛 mention Trump by name, Mullally said that Christians must 鈥渦rge all those entrusted with political authority to pursue every possible peaceful and just means of resolving conflict.鈥欌��
In addition to heading the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The communion is an association of Christian churches, including the Episcopal Church in the United States, that together have more than 100 million members.
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