Pope urges Europe to counter political incivility with respect
In a speech in Metz on the final day of his France visit, Leo XIV called for peace and unity and urged Europe to draw on its Christian history.
Pope Leo XIV called on Europe to promote peace and unity in a speech in Metz on Monday, the final day of his four-day visit to France, according to France 24 International.
He urged Europeans to remember the continent’s Christian history and said respect for others could help break what he described as growing incivility between individuals and states.
“The value of keeping one’s word is dismissed,” he said, adding that people instead boast of “lies and deceit”.
Leo said Europe could help break that cycle through respect for others, which he said the continent had learned to cultivate and preserve.
The supplied report did not identify the speech’s audience or explain what the pope meant by Europe’s Christian history.
