Pope Leo XIV relaunched the official Papal X account and quickly embarked on a wave of passionate tweet that saw him pass against war and plead for world peace.
The American pope posted for the first time from the X account of his office, @ponfex, around 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
“Peace be with you all!” He wrote. “This is the first greeting spoken by the risen Christ, the good shepherd. I would like this greeting of peace to resonate in your hearts, in your families and among all people, wherever they are, in each nation and around the world. ”
After being silent for about an hour and a half, Pope Leo returned to draw six additional tweets in the space of 13 minutes – something that President Donald Trump likes to do on his own social media platform, Truth Social.
“There are so much violence and so many wars in our world!” He wrote in an article. “In the midst of this horror which should provoke indignation – as people die in the name of the military conquest – throws the call of Christ, who repeats:” Peace be with you! “”
In another, he called on the leaders of the world to promote peace and put an end to wars – with the help of the Vatican.
“The Holy See is willing to help enemies meet, so that they can look in the eye and so that people are returned the dignity they deserve: the dignity of peace,” he wrote. “With heart in hand, I tell the leaders of the nations: we meet; Dialogue, negotiate! “
The articles reflect the themes of Leo’s first speeches since he was selected as a pope by the conclave last Thursday. He specifically underlined the war in Gaza, the Russian-Ukraine war and the tensions between India and Pakistan as conflicts he hopes will be put to a lasting end.
In his first known conversation with a national leader, Pope Leo spoke on Monday to the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, offering a personal support for a peaceful end to war.
As a cardinal, Leo had acquired the reputation of being a calm, thoughtful and moderate leader, in particular in contrast to his predecessor, Pope Francis, who was a frank defender with a penchant to challenge tradition.
However, Pope Leo’s desire to give his point of view on social networks – by moving to an audience in rapid succession – can set a new tone to its papacy.
Although he is not a frequent poster on social networks before becoming a pope, the opportunities he has disseminated his point of view from X remembers significant controversy since he became the Holy Father.
In March, Pope Léon – then Cardinal Robert Prévost – filed an article criticizing the vice -president JD Vance for having misinterpreted a Catholic concept to support the mass deportation efforts of the administration. “JD Vance is false,” he wrote.
Pope Leo also carried out several critical positions towards President Donald Trump over the years, in particular his position on immigration. Less than a month before becoming a pope, he retwe -based an article with an article to an article that reprimanded the president for his deportation of undocumented migrants without regular procedure.
Maga was rabid by the posts. Some far-right experts have accused the pontiff of being “anti-maga” and of having “Trump’s disturbance syndrome”.
Pope Leo is not the only member of his family to have made waves with political messages on social networks.
His older brother Floridian, Louis Prevost, republished a video on Facebook calling the former speaker of the Nancy Pelosi Chamber a “C – T”. In another article, he suggested that the supporters of former president Joe Biden should be “healed from their mental affliction” by prayer.
