QOTD -- Pope Leo XIV On U.S.- Europe Alliance

 

Pope Leo XIV spoke to reporters after meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy yesterday, and remarked specifically about the Malignant Fascist regime's effort to cut our European allies out of peace talks, and it's actions to weaken the US-European alliance in general.

On peace talks

“Seeking a peace agreement without including Europe in the talks is unrealistic, given the war is in Europe. Guarantees are also being sought for security today and in the future. Europe must be part of this, and unfortunately not everyone understands this, but I think there is a great opportunity for European leaders to unite and seek a solution together.”

On the alliance

“Unfortunately, I believe that some aspects of what I have seen would bring about a huge change in what has, for many, many years, been a true alliance between Europe and the United States.”

“[R]emarks that are made about Europe, also in interviews recently, I think, are trying to break apart what I think needs to be a very important alliance today and in the future.”

This Pope's starting to grow on us.

Pope Leo XIV (UPDATED)

 

Moments ago, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, IL, was announced as the new Pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.   He was appointed by Pope Francis as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America since 2023.  He previously served as Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru from 2015 to 2023, and was prior general of the Order of Saint Augustine from 2001 to 2013.  In 2015 Cardinal Prevost became a naturalized citizen of Peru as confirmed by Peru's National Civil Registry.

He's the first American- born Pope, and the second in a row to be a citizen of a South American country to become Pope.  He was considered a close confidant of Pope Francis and may continue his "reform" agenda.  He's on the young side (69) of the candidates that were being considered.

UPDATE:  A somewhat hopeful sign? --

The director of the Holy See told reporters Thursday that the name is a "direct reference to Leo XIII," the last pope to take the name Leo.

Pope Leo XIII, who headed the Catholic Church from 1878 until his death in 1903, was a founding figure of the Catholic social justice tradition.

 

(Photo:  via HuffPo)