Leo XIV asks Congress to disarm language

This morning, one of the most politically charged events of the Pope's trip to Spain took place. For the first time in history, a Pope has addressed the Spanish Congress and Senate in a joint session. in the Pope's trip to Spain. For the first time in history, a Pope has addressed the Spanish Congress and Senate in a joint session.If I start from the end, I will tell you that his speech was met with nearly seven minutes of applause. And this, considering that Leo XIV today delivered the most doctrinal speech of those pronounced so far. For example, when he lamented to the legislators about the abortion and euthanasia laws:

“If life ceases to be recognized as a fundamental value, what future can our societies have? Can a community that leaves the unborn child, the elderly, the sick, those who suffer in silence, or those who depend entirely on the care of others in the shadows be called fully just? The defense of human life is not a partial issue nor a confessional interest; it is a milestone of civilization. All human life must be recognized and guarded from its conception until its natural end in every circumstance of its existence. When this certainty is obscured, the most vulnerable are the first victims, and the law loses its deepest meaning: to serve and protect every person”.

But since for the Catholic Church, the defense of life makes no exceptions, he also spoke of the dignity of immigrants (Hello, Vox) and against rearmament, which is now a trend in the world and also here, in Europe:

“Weapons can impose a temporary silence, but they will never be able to build an authentic and lasting peace. It is therefore worrying that, in various parts of the world, and also in Europe, rearmament is once again presented as an almost inevitable response to the fragility of the international scenario”.

You will surely remember that Leo XIV wrote about "disarming artificial intelligence." Well, today, as if he were beginning to be the pope of disarmament, he asked Congress, where parties verbally clash at every session, to disarm language:

“Words can open paths or close them; they can illuminate reality or distort it to the point of making encounter impossible. Those who exercise public responsibility have a special obligation to guard their words to disarm language. Firmness does not require contempt. Disagreement does not entail humiliation”.

In other words, the Pope spoke as head of the Church and as head of state. He already spoke about polarization on Saturday upon arriving in Madrid.Before the speech in Congress, the Pope received Pedro Sánchez at the Nunciature. It is a gesture to reciprocate the Sánchez Government's allowing the Pope into Spain right into the kitchen. Why? To be able to boast about world leaders who think like him coming from different fields, to "steal" a natural ally of the right, such as the Pope (whoever he may be), from the PP. Leo XIV (like Pope Francis before him) has been critical of capitalism, speaking out against those who "despise their brother and bow down to God". As soon as he got off the plane in Madrid, Leo XIV asked everyone to "abandon divisive and polarizing narratives" and thanked Spain for its commitment to international law. And the papal visit is a godsend for Sánchez to entertainingly prolong the waiting time until his explanations about the torrent of police information regarding the work of Santos Cerdán and Leire Díez on behalf of the PSOE.Regarding the visit to Catalonia, the Pope will land tomorrow at half past twelve at El Prat, then he will go to the Barcelona cathedral and in the afternoon he will have a meeting with young people at the Lluís Companys Stadium, in Montjuïc. He will find the general strike of teachers and the selectivity exams. Let's hope for the best.Good morning.