Pope Leo defends traditional marriage, dignity of unborn and immigrants in private address

Pope Leo XIV He confirmed the traditional Catholic doctrine regarding marriage, saying that he was based on a “stable compound between a man and a woman.”

The Pope, who was elected on May 8 to run the Catholic Church, made his first major remarks as a pontift during a private audience with the Vatican Diplomatic Corps on Friday, where he also emphasized the dignity of fragile and vulnerable, including unborn, older and immigrants.

“It is the responsibility of the Government leaders to work on the construction of harmonious and peaceful civil societies,” Pope said. “This can be achieved primarily by investing in a family, based on a stable compound of a man and a woman.”

While Pope Francis He also said that the Church could not accept the same -sex marriage, the conservatives accused the late Pontiph of glowing in confusion among believers by being more comfortable than his predecessors of LGBTQ people and approved the blessing of individuals in same -sex relationships.

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Pope Leo, the first American to lead the Catholic Church and a member of the Augustine Order, reaffirmed the attitude of the Church against abortion, called for the protection of religious freedom and said that he would continue to follow the interrelligious dialogue.

“No one is exceptional of the effort to ensure the respect of the dignity of each person, especially the most most vulnerable and vulnerable, from unborn to the elderly, from sick to unemployed, citizens and immigrants,” Leo said.

The gathering with the Vatican Diplomatic Corps is a standard protocol after the election of a new pope and allows him to greet the representatives world governments In front of the official installation Mass on Sunday. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, along with many other world leaders, will attend mass, Vatican said.

Emphasizing dignity for immigrants, Pope Leo noted that his own family moved into the United States. His remarks could lead to friction with President Donald Trump, who seeks to deport millions of illegal immigrants from American Trump and Pope Francis, they also clashed publicly on immigration.

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“My story is about a citizen, a descendant of immigrants, who in turn decided to emigrate,” Pope Leo said to the Vatican ambassadors.

“All of us, during our lives, can be found healthy or sick, employed or unemployed, to live in our native land or in a foreign country, but our dignity always remains unchanged. It is the dignity of the creature that God willingly and loved,” he added.

Pope Leo’s father was of French and Italian origin, while his mother was of Spanish origin.

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Pope Leo urged the students to have three important words in mind – “Peace”, “Justice” and “Truth” – and said that they represent the pillars of the missionary activity of the Church and the aim of the diplomacy of St. Seka.

True, for example, he said, “he does not create a division, but allows us to face the increasingly determined challenges of our time, such as migration, ethical use of artificial intelligence and protecting our loved one Planet Earth.“

“These are challenges that require dedication and collaboration from everyone, because no one can think about them alone.

Reuters and Associated Press contributed to this report.