Pope Leo Challenges Milei’s Austerity Priorities in Argentina
The pontiff urged policies that serve workers and young people, saying austerity alone cannot fix inflation or Argentina’s widening social crisis.
- Pope Leo XIV and President Javier Milei met at Palacio Libertad for a direct doctrinal exchange addressing Argentina's central problems, including unemployment and falling purchasing power.
- While Milei defended his libertarian plan as "a house built on rock," the Pope recalled that authority "reaches its highest purpose when exercised as a service."
- The Pope emphasized that "work enables a person to provide for their family," and stressed that "technological development requires an ethical awareness equal to the task."
- Describing Argentina's social deterioration, the Pope warned that employment no longer guarantees escaping poverty and reminded leaders they "also have a duty to act prudently, recognise the limits of the power entrusted to them."
- Leo XIV linked Argentina's future to human resources and education, noting that "throughout its history, this nation has sought to extend education to increasingly broad sections of society.
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The pontiff will be seen at the center of a tense confrontation between the world’s only libertarian president and a Catholic Church deeply intertwined with popular social movements
Pope Leo challenges Milei's vision for Argentina's economy
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Leon XIV began this Sunday a historic visit to Argentina, the first of a Pope in almost 40 years, and in his first speech he claimed for this country social justice and support for education and research, as well as the need to protect retirees and disabled people, precisely the sectors most affected by Javier Milei's 'motosierra'.
Buenos Aires., Leon XIV arrived this Sunday in Buenos Aires in the midst of a great expectation of the population and also anxiety because he was to be received by the president, the ultra-rightist Javier Milei, who manifested himself since his arrival to the government, in December 2023, very harshly against Pope Francis, in an offensive policy of insults and demonization; moreover, a great hope was perceived in his words in the face of the sev…
It is the first papal visit in almost 40 years, although Pope Francis was born in Buenos Aires, he did not make any official visit to the country. More information: Leon XIV starts his marathon in Latin America: three countries, 40 acts and without medical reinforcement despite his recent operation.
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