US EditionPope Leo plans to keep Francis' key reforms but avoid bigger changes, he says
Pope Leo XIV affirms traditional family and clergy roles, emphasizing continuity amid reform calls and stating over 90% of abuse accusations are authentic, Vatican officials said.
- On September 18, 2025, Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, gave his inaugural interview discussing multiple Church and global issues.
- He inherited longstanding Vatican financial problems, a real but improving clergy sexual abuse crisis, and a controversial 2018 bishop nomination pact with Beijing.
- Pope Leo praised U.S. bishops' courage confronting immigration policies, rejected authorizing an AI pope, and reaffirmed the Church's teachings on sexuality and marriage.
- He stated well over 90% of abuse accusations are true, said the scandal cannot dominate the Church, and vowed to appoint women to leadership without ordaining them.
- Pope Leo affirmed he is not a Trump supporter, avoids partisan politics, will address immigration concerns, and continues Pope Francis’ approach on China and inclusivity toward LGBTQ Catholics.
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Pope Leo Talks Trump, AI, Scandals in First Interview
Pope Leo XIV said in his first major interview as history's first American pope that he is concerned by some of what is happening in the US but he doesn't plan to engage in "partisan politics." Leo spoke on a range of topics—the Trump administration, clergy sexual abuse, LGBTQ+...
Pope Leo XIV criticises same-sex blessings and calls queer relationships a 'choice' - but insists LGBTQ+ people aren’t ‘bad’
Pope Leo reaffirmed his support for the "traditional family" model, telling Crux, "The family is father, mother, and children" The post Pope Leo XIV criticises same-sex blessings and calls queer relationships a ‘choice’ – but insists LGBTQ+ people aren’t ‘bad’ appeared first on Attitude.
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Pope Leo vows to uphold gay-friendly policy of pope Francis and continue work on women’s ordination
Pope Leo will keep pope Francis’ signature policies to welcome gay Catholics and discuss women’s ordination and give China input on bishop appointments, he said in his first interview, released yesterday.
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