Pope Leo Makes It Clear: He And Brother Don’t Agree Politically | EUROtoday

Pope Leo XIV isn’t solely the primary U.S. pontiff, he’s additionally in all probability the primary pope with a member of the family who helps Donald Trump.

In his first huge interview since he was chosen to go the Catholic Church in May, Pope Leo admitted he and his brother have completely different political philosophies.

One of the pontiff’s two older brothers, Louis Prevost, is a self-admitted “MAGA type” who has shared content material on social media attacking Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), in addition to the mother and father of trans youngsters.

Pope Leo made it clear that he and his brothers are “very close,” however admitted that “one is far on one end politically,” and “we’re in different places.”

The pontiff famous that his brother had met with Trump shortly after Leo turned head of the Vatican Church, explaining how a lot he was prepared to get personally concerned within the politics of particular person nations.

“One of my brothers has met him and has been very outspoken about his political viewpoints,” Leo mentioned of Trump. “But if or when there were specific issues that, if it were possible to engage with him, I would have no problem doing so. I think there are others who are doing that role fine, and he makes his choices, who he listens to and who he doesn’t listen to.

“But to continue to raise some of the issues, especially about questions of human dignity, of promoting peace in the world, which he at times has made clear he wants to do, in those efforts I would want to support him.”

The pope additionally mentioned a letter that his predecessor Pope Francis despatched that had instantly attacked Vice President JD Vance’s protection of the deportation program on theological grounds.

Leo mentioned bishops within the U.S. had been “courageous” in confronting the administration and hoped they might proceed comparable actions.

“One of the last conversations I had with the vice president of the United States – I have not had direct conversations with or have not met the president – I talked about human dignity and how important that is for all people, wherever you’re born, and hopefully to find ways to respect human beings and the way we treat them in the policies and choices we make,” Leo mentioned.

He additionally famous that what occurs within the U.S. impacts the remainder of the planet.

“The United States is a power player on the world level, we have to recognize that, and sometimes decisions are made more based on economics than on human dignity and human support, but (we have to) continue to challenge and to raise some questions and to see the best way to do that,” he mentioned.

Pope Leo has been important of the Trump administration earlier than.

“War does not solve problems; on the contrary, it amplifies them and inflicts deep wounds on the history of peoples, which take generations to heal,” Leo wrote on X, previously Twitter. “No armed victory can compensate for the pain of mothers, the fear of children, or stolen futures. May diplomacy silence the weapons! May nations chart their futures with works of peace, not with violence and bloodstained conflicts!”