A report from The Free Press alleges a U.S. official told the Vatican in a January meeting that America can do “whatever it wants” and the Church should “get in line,” invoking the Avignon Papacy as a warning. The meeting reportedly followed a speech where the Pope condemned treating war as acceptable and asserted a moral law above the state, defending conscientious objection to unjust orders. The Pentagon has denied the report’s claims, while the Vatican has so far remained silent on the mat…