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Prominent evangelist Franklin Graham has publicly challenged Pope Leo’s recent statement regarding warfare and prayer during a television appearance. The Pope had declared that God rejects the prayers of individuals who engage in war, commenting specifically on the U.S.-Israeli military action against Iran.<\/p>

During his appearance on the Piers Morgan program, Graham offered a contrasting biblical perspective. “King David prayed that God would train his hands how to fight his enemies. We know that God does take sides in history,” Graham stated.<\/p>

While the well-known religious leader expressed his desire for global peace, he maintained his belief that certain conflicts can be morally justified. Graham’s comments represent a theological disagreement with the Pope’s position on the relationship between faith and warfare.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Evangelist Franklin Graham publicly disagreed with Pope Leo’s statement that God rejects prayers from those who engage in warfare. Graham argued on television that biblical history shows God does take sides in conflicts and that just wars can exist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[835],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religious"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775473596119.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-cq7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74828,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/evangelist-franklin-graham-criticizes-state-rep-over-abortion-comments\/","url_meta":{"origin":47747,"position":0},"title":"Evangelist Franklin Graham Criticizes State Rep Over Abortion Comments","author":"Admin","date":"June 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Well-known evangelist Franklin Graham has publicly challenged a Democratic State Representative's assertion that the Bible remains silent on abortion. 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