Santi Taboada<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pope Leo XIV has returned to Rome following his apostolic journey to France, the firstborn of the Church, which has now been secularized. The pope arrived amid controversy over the passage of the euthanasia law, and has made life his central theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this video, we\u2019ve compiled the five most memorable quotes from the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Paris on Friday, September 25, in front of President Macron, who pushed through the euthanasia law and enshrined abortion in the Constitution, he said the following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
POPE LEO XIV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I sometimes observe with concern the current trends in society that risk misusing science and technology for profit-driven ventures that promote genetic manipulation, surrogacy, the purchase of organs, or the offering of assisted suicide.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, at UNESCO, he stood firm in his defense of life and the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n POPE LEO XIV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Children in their mothers\u2019 wombs and in the various theatres of war; people with physical and intellectual disabilities; the elderly; migrants and refugees; and all and all those arrogantly excluded as unproductive.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In Lourdes, the speech was more moving, highlighting the dignity of the sick and their value in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n POPE LEO XIV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear brothers and sisters who are ill, I want to tell you: you are not a burden; you are the beating heart of our humanity and a precious treasure for the Church. I keep the trials you are facing in my prayers. My thoughts go out to all those who cannot be here and who, from their homes or hospital rooms, are united with us in this gathering.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n There, he made his message clear: even if something is legal it\u2019s not necessarily moral. He did so by addressing the doctors directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n POPE LEO XIV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here in Lourdes, a city of the sick and of hope, I call on the entire community of healthcare providers to remember the profound meaning of their calling: to care for those who are suffering, not to end their lives.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The pope concluded his trip in Metz, a place that was once a source of discord between France and Germany but is now a symbol of reconciliation and European identity. In his homily, he argued that forgiveness is not a sign of weakness but of strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n POPE LEO XIV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It is not true that the one who seeks revenge is stronger than the one who forgives. It is not true that the one who refuses to yield is stronger than the one who seeks reconciliation. It is not true that the one who storms out is stronger than the one who makes the effort to walk together.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the course of four days, the pope has spoken out in defense of life and human dignity, Europe's Christian roots, forgiveness, the value of the vulnerable, interfaith dialogue, and the participation of Christians in public life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Santi Taboada Pope Leo XIV has returned to Rome following his apostolic journey to France, the firstborn of the Church, which has now been secularized. The pope arrived amid controversy over the passage of the euthanasia law, and has made life his central theme. In this video, we\u2019ve compiled the five most memorable quotes from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":758,"featured_media":94967,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/77CJidhsUE0","video_descarga":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bfrasileonefranciaeng.mp4","international_url":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bfrasileonefranciaint.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94971"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/758"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94971"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94974,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94971\/revisions\/94974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}