Catholic leaders have criticized the White House, including Cardinal Blase Cupich, Cardinal Robert McElroy and Cardinal Joseph Tobin, for their handling of the Iran War and immigration policies. They argued that the Whitehouse's use of social media to promote the conflict was dehumanizing the victims of war and that it was an attempt to trivialize the suffering of people and their soldiers. The leaders also highlighted Iran's "abominable regime" and their choice to engage in the war. Pope Leo has called for peace amid the conflict and has criticized the administration's actions, calling it an "unacceptable" threat to end Iran's entire civilization.