Conclave selected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th Pope on Thursday. A Peruian citizen Prevost, a native of the United States and after spending several years in the South American country, is a multilingual person in the world.
But what will the new Pope focus as the head of the Catholic Church? He gave some clues in his first short address as Pop Lio XIV on Friday. For the first time, a pope spoke to the crowd not only in Italian, but in another modern language: some sentences in Spanish for “Peru’s Dear Suba of Chikleyo”.
Leo used the word “Shanti” 10 times, a concept that seemed embedded in the Bible most of the time. But when he talked about this peace of an increased Christ, “a precious peace and a unique, humble, firm peace,” came out in the context of the current struggles. “Do not want evil!
Representation of America – and Latin America
What is Leo’s first speech small but clear. Cardinal Rainhard Marx from Munich, who participated in the Pope election, called the Pope’s language the choice of “conscious decision” to speak English or “once again to create a special reference to the United States”.
“US bishop tells me that ‘we really see him as a Latin American. He is more on that side for us”, “Marx said, that means the Pope is not interested in lakes.
This is probably the largest coup in the Papal election: the Roman Catholic Church has now the head of more than 1.4 billion members of the Catholic Church. This is probably opposed by the President of the United States, who considers Himfel the most powerful man in the world, is probably opposed by a even more powerful person.
How do President Donald want a relationship between Trump and Pope Leo? Marx suggested that the previous statement of the Cardinal Prevost “not all that the President would be happy every time.” As the Pope, he “definitely doesn’t want to provoke,” but his approach wants to depend on what the President does. Despite this, Leo will act independently, Marx said.
“He is certainly no longer the kind of man who now says: I come from the United States and the thermfor will not take an independent and clear position,” Marx said.
Trump and Vance’s contradiction
Unlike most American bishops and cardinals, Leo has already publicly opposed Trump and his vice -president JD Vance, who became Catholic a few years ago, in some of its positions on X as a cardinal.
Prevost has reiterated the fight against climate change and environmental leadership on the migration policy of Pope Francis and Catholic Church. He clearly recommended that Trump, who prefers to keep objects searching in the corner of “radical left”, read the 2015 “Lodato C” of the former Pope on ecological responsibility.
A few weeks ago, in response in response, in the efforts to convince the church’s concept to the church in relation to Vance’s refugees and separatism, the northeast said: “JD Vance is wrong.”
Pontificial Plack?
The inaugural mass of Pope Leo on 18 May wants to be an exciting day. With dozens of state representatives and top politicians around the world, more than 200,000 loyal people are expected to participate.
The word in Rome is that Trump plans to participate, which establishes the stage for Leo to meet his American compatriot. One thing can be accepted: At the age of 69, Leo will most likely be in the office for longer than 78 -year -old Trump.
Prevost’s tweets have made it clear that there will be no change of syllabus as a fight against migration on major political issues for Vatican under his leadership. But in relation to the war of aggression of Russia against Ukraine, and in its first address, an eye -diplomat is expected to take a clear line compared to its predecessor Pope Francis, whose statements were unclear about the roles of criminals and victims in the struggle.
A moral right for new technical challenges?
An issue that will be important for Leo, so is associated with the name of his choice. Chile Cardinal Fernando Natallio Chomali told the Vatican Reporter Ines San Martin for a long time Detroit Catholic That Leo “is very concerned about cultural changes, through which we are living, a conversion revolution real -global intelligence, robotics, human relationship.” Chomli stated that the new Pope was inspired by Leo XIII, which was the Pope during the Industrial Revolution from 1878 to 1903 and started “an important dialogue between the church and the modern world”.
The new Pope believes that the church today has an important role in “Perplexity”, Chomali said. “A revolution is happening, and it should be addressed seriously.”
Leo face ‘Critical Choice’ on Pastor Sexual Abuse
Since their election on Thursday, various actors have allegedly addressed a special issue with the new Pope. At the end of March, the priest files a complaint against the priest-misbehavior for the international organization in the US, with the prevost and five other cardinals with the Vatican, who is accused of a cover-up. After the election, the group criticized.
On Friday, Hans Zolanar, a former head member of child sexual abuse against the Vatican committee, said he suspected that the reactionary Peru’s Catholic community Sodalisio de Vid Vida Christiana was behind the allegations. Pope Francis and Prevost, during their time in Peru, took decisive action against this group. It was banned by Francis in early 2025, in part in the case of misuse.
Pastor Abuse, who ended a global network of the remaining people, called Leo to continue investigating the misconduct and involving the affected people. The group said in a statement on Friday, “The question about their response in such cases is” to call for transparency, independent investigation and survivor “.” Pop Leo XIV is now facing an important option: preserve a broken system or lead in future in the future. “
This article was original in German.
