Pope Leo on Saturday urged global leaders to avoid dividing their electorates with “sterile simplifications” to gain popularity and called on them to listen to the world’s cries for peace, in a forceful speech opening a week-long tour of Spain.Leo, who has angered US President Donald Trump by criticising his anti-immigration policies and the Iran-war" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="38748" data-entity-type="event">Iran war, will meet homeless people in Madrid and migrants in the Canary Islands during a visit he has said he hopes will set an example to the world about respecting “every human being”.“Today, the temptation to gain popularity by fanning the flames of polarisation seems to have grown rather than diminished, and human dignity continues to be violated,” Leo said in a speech before King Felipe VI at the Royal Palace in Madrid.
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Pope Leo urges end to ‘polarising narratives’ on Spain visit
During a speech in Madrid on Saturday, Pope Leo urged global leaders to reject divisive rhetoric and "sterile simplifications" used to gain popularity. He called for leaders to heed the world's calls for peace and highlighted the ongoing violation of human dignity.
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During a speech in Madrid on Saturday, Pope Leo urged global leaders to reject divisive rhetoric and "sterile simplifications" used to gain popularity. He called for leaders to heed the world's calls for peace and highlighted the ongoing violation of human dignity. Pope Leo's week-long visit to Spain includes meetings with homeless individuals in Madrid and migrants in the Canary Islands. He stated his hope that this visit will serve as a global example of respecting all human beings. The Pope has previously criticized US President Donald Trump's anti-immigration policies and the Iran war.
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The temptation to gain popularity by fanning the flames of polarization seems to have grown.
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Pope Leo's visit to Spain includes meeting homeless people and migrants.
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Pope Leo has previously criticized US President Donald Trump's anti-immigration policies and the Iran war.
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Pope Leo called on leaders to listen to the world's cries for peace.
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Pope Leo urged global leaders to avoid dividing their electorates with 'sterile simplifications' to gain popularity.
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