According to a report by Fox News from 2:25, on Friday April 17, 2026, a Fox News host Sean Hannity leveled a blistering critique against the Vatican this week, accusing the Pope of remaining silent in the face of escalating violence and systemic oppression carried out by the Iranian government.
During a recent broadcast, Hannity questioned the moral leadership of the Holy See, specifically highlighting what he described as a lack of pointed words regarding Tehran’s domestic and international actions.
“In that case, where are the pointed words for Iran, this evil regime,” Hannity remarked. “The number one state sponsor of terror the people who murdered 45,000 innocent protesters, not a peep from Pope Leo.”
The host’s comments come amid renewed international scrutiny of Iran’s treatment of political dissidents and women.
Hannity cited reports of imminent executions as evidence of the regime’s brutality, again taking aim at the Papacy for its perceived inaction.
“Iran is said to have four more protesters and hang them and kill them including a woman, nothing from Pope Leo,” Hannity said, emphasizing the urgency of the situation.
The monologue shifted toward the specific plight of women under the Islamic Republic. Hannity argued that the gravity of the human rights violations ranging from torture to state-sanctioned killings warrants a much more aggressive stance from global religious leaders.
“Iran oppresses women, nothing from Pope Leo, tortures them, kills them, nothing from the Pope,” he concluded. Read_More…