Pope Leo XIV. Credit Line: AA / Abaca / Abaca Press / Profimedia
Pope Leon XIV criticized on Sunday, during his job, the emergence of nationalist political movements And “their mentality of exclusion”, without appointing a particular country or leader, reports The Guardian.
Leo “The first pope originating in the US, asked during a Sunday service officiated with tens of thousands of people in Saint Peter's Square to” open the borders, to break the walls (and) to waste hatred. “
“There is no room for prejudices, for areas of 'security' that separates us from our neighbors, for the exclusion mentality, which, unfortunately, we see now in political nationalisms,” said the Pontiff.
Leon said that the church “must open the borders between the peoples and tear down the barriers between classes and breeds.”
People have to pass “beyond our fear of those who are different,” he said.
Leon XIV was chosen on May 8 to succeed the late Pope Francis as leader of the Catholic Church, which has 1.4 billion believers.
Before becoming a pope, he did not end up criticizing US President Donald Trump, distributing numerous disapproving messages about Trump and JD Vance Vice President on the Social network X in recent years.
The Vatican did not confirm the possession by the new pope of that account on the social network X, which had the address @drprevost and which was deactivated after the election of Leon XIV.
