“I am not afraid of the administration trump” and “I will continue raising my voice to build peace”: this is how the Pope Leo XIV today to the disqualifications of the president of the United States who called him “weak against crime” and “terrible in foreign policy.”
He dad He made these statements aboard the papal plane during the flight to Algeria, where he began his third international trip this Monday. Nobody believed that the prudent and reserved pope could answer the questions that the journalists asked him on board when he passed by one by one to greet them.
“No, I’m not afraid of trump administrationnor to proclaim the message of the Gospel out loud, which is what I believe I should be here for, and that is why the Church is here. We are not politicians, we do not see foreign policy from the same perspective, but rather as builders of peace,” the pope said with complete calm. And he added to the journalists, nearly 70 of them, among them the envoy of the EFE agency:
“I don’t believe that the message of Gospel should be distorted as some are doing. I continue to demonstrate strongly against war, trying to promote peace, dialogue and multilateralism with states to seek solutions to problems. “Too many people are suffering today, too many innocent people have died, and I think someone needs to speak up.”
He also stated: “The things I say do not have to be understood as an attack on anyone. The message of the gospel is very clear: Blessed are those who build peace.”
“This is what I think I have to do, what the Church has to do. We are not politicians, we do not deal with international politics with the same perspective as him (trump) may have. “I believe in the message of the gospel, which is to build peace,” he added.
Leo XIV He said that he is only inviting “everyone to look for ways to build bridges of peace and reconciliation, to look for ways to avoid war whenever possible.”
“I think the president is not understanding what the message of the gospel is,” said the pontiff, who feels “very much” about the words that Trump addressed to him, but he, as he stated, will continue with his mission. He even joked when asked about the post on Truth Social, Trump’s platform: “The name of the website is already ironic to say the least…
“The disagreements between the pope and the president of his country of birth are beginning to be many. But the trigger was that Leo XIV openly criticized an action by trumpspecifically his threat to wipe out “an entire civilization” in his war with Iran: although without mentioning his name, the Pope has called it unacceptable and has encouraged the faithful to “communicate” with the congressmen to ask for peace.
In this first Holy Week as pontiff, he has also denounced in his homilies “the dark hour” that the world is experiencing due to war, lamented “a humanity on its knees for so many examples of brutality” or branded as “blasphemous” those rulers who “want to win by killing” or “perceive themselves as powerful when they dominate.”
He Pope Leo XIV He also stated that “God does not bless any conflict,” and those who are “disciples of Christ” are never on the side of “those who yesterday wielded the sword and today throw bombs,” when receiving the members of the Synod of the Chaldean Church of Baghdad.
Furthermore, the pontiff from Chicago has already made it known that he will not travel to his native country this year, precisely when the 250 years of his Declaration of Independence are commemorated. Yes, he will travel, starting today, to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea and in June to Spain. On July 4, American Independence Day, Leo XIV He has announced that he will spend it on the Italian island of Lampedusa (south), the migratory gateway to Europe. EFE
