Pope Leo issues warning on democracy after Trump criticism - Reuters
Pope Leo issues warning on democracy after Trump criticism Reuters
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"Lacking this foundation, (democracy) risks becoming either a majoritarian tyranny or a mask for the dominance of economic and technological elites."
— Pope Leo , Activist
"This implies that the legitimacy of authority depends not on the accumulation of economic or technological strength, but on the wisdom and virtue with which it is exercised."
— Pope Leo , Activist
"Lacking this foundation, (democracy) risks becoming either a majoritarian tyranny or a mask for the dominance of economic and technological elites."
— Pope Leo XIV , Other
"This implies that the legitimacy of authority depends not on the accumulation of economic or technological strength, but on the wisdom and virtue with which it is exercised."
— Pope Leo XIV , Other
"terrible"
— Donald Trump , Politician
"Far from being a mere procedure, democracy recognizes the dignity of every person and calls each citizen to participate responsibly in the pursuit of the common good."
— Pope Leo XIV , Other
"What does teleport mean? Was he kidding?"
— Donald Trump , Politician
"It just sounds a little strange, but I know nothing about teleporting or him, but I’ll find out about it right now."
— Donald Trump , Politician
Key People
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Gregg Phillips is an associate administrator at FEMA known for making bizarre claims.
Péter Magyar is the newly elected prime minister of Hungary.
Pope Leo is the head of the Catholic Church and has recently criticized divisive global leadership.
Pope Leo XIV is the current pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
Viktor Orbán is the Prime Minister of Hungary, noted for his controversial political policies and influence in Central Europe.
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Pope Leo XIV cautioned that democracies risk becoming 'majoritarian tyranny' without moral values, following President Trump's social media attack on the pontiff.
Pope Leo XIV warned that democracies lacking moral values risk becoming 'majoritarian tyranny' or tools for elites, amid tensions with President Trump.
Pope Leo XIV cautioned that democracies risk becoming 'majoritarian tyranny' without moral values, following President Trump's social media attack on the pontiff.
Pope Leo XIV cautioned that democracies risk becoming 'majoritarian tyranny' without moral values, following President Trump's social media attack on the pontiff.
Pope Leo XIV cautioned that democracies risk becoming 'majoritarian tyranny' without moral values, following President Trump's social media attack on the pontiff.
Pope Leo XIV warned that democracy risked becoming a 'majoritarian tyranny' if not rooted in moral law, following President Trump's criticism.
American Catholics expressed outrage over President Trump's AI-generated image depicting himself as Christ and his criticism of Pope Leo XIV.
President Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV as 'weak' and 'terrible' on crime and foreign policy, claiming credit for his election as pope.
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