Pope Leo XIV. on Monday he arrived in Algeria, where he will start a ten-day visit to Africa. He told US President Donald Trump, who had previously criticized him, that he would continue to speak out against the war and that he was not afraid of his government. TASR informs about it according to the agencies AFP and Reuters.
- Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria for a ten-day visit to Africa.
- Donald Trump criticized the Pope on the social network for alleged liberalism.
- Leo XIV rejects the controversy with Trump and rejects the misuse of the Gospel message.
- The Pope declares that he will continue to speak loudly against the war.
- In Algeria, he will honor the victims of the war for independence and meet the president.
The first pope from the United States spoke on board the plane about the criticism directed at him by Trump. In a post on the social network on Monday night, the latter reproached him for being too “liberal” and “not doing his job well”. This came after the top official of the Catholic Church called for peace in the Middle East on Saturday.
“I don’t want to get into a polemic with him,” said Leo XIV. for Reuters. “I do not think that the message of the Gospel should be abused as some people do. I will continue to speak loudly against war and try to promote peace, dialogue and multilateral relations between states in order to find just solutions to problems.” he pointed out. According to him, too many people around the world are suffering and someone must stand up for them.
The Pope arrived in Algiers around 11:00 a.m. CET. It will be the first to honor the memory of the victims of the Algerian War of Independence from France (1954-1962). He also plans to meet with President Abdal Majid Tabbún and local political and spiritual representatives.
