Trump Escalates Vatican Tensions, Rubio Sent to Rome for Damage Control (decode39.com)

• Trump accuses Pope Francis of endangering Catholics and tolerating a nuclear Iran.
• Rubio travels to Rome to manage diplomatic fallout.
• Vatican dismisses Trump's remarks but monitors Rubio's visit as key diplomatic channel.

"Trump accused the Pope of endangering Catholics and tolerating a nuclear Iran, escalating a clash the Vatican is deliberately trying to defuse. Rome treats the remarks as background noise but watches Rubio closely as the real diplomatic channel."