Leon XIV about “nationalisms” and “excluding attitude”

During the Sunday Mass, Pope Leon XIV spoke in his homily at Saint Peter's Square about the “logic of exclusion”, which “appears in political nationalisms.” He asked God to “abolish barriers and divisions.” He noted that “the Holy Spirit also opens boundaries between nations.”

Pope Leon XIV during the mass at the Pentecost of the Holy Spirit emphasized the need to destroy the “walls of indifference and hatred” and the importance of love, because “where there is, there is no place for prejudice, for safe distances that move us away from our neighbors, to the logic of exclusion, which we see, unfortunately, as we see, as it also appears in political nationalism.”

In the homily delivered to the collected in Saint Peter's Square, the Pope emphasized that the ongoing wars “shake our planet”. “We call the spirit of love and peace to open the borders, destroy the walls, distracted hatred and helped us live as children of the only father.” He also talked about “the grace of meeting God”, which “expands the horizons of love.” – Let it support our efforts to build a world in which there is peace.

The Pope also drew attention to the need for “real and healthy relationships”. “I also think – with great pain – about when the relationship is marked by the desire to control the second, an attitude that often leads to violence, as unfortunately shows the numerous last cases of women's murder” – he added.

Pope Leon XIV criticizes “excluding attitude”

The Pope called on the faithful to overcome “excluding attitude”. He appealed to the rulers to have the courage to take action for dialogue. Before prayer, Regina Coeli encouraged to open reconciliation roads wherever the war was going on.

The Pope also quoted the words of Benedict XVI 20 years ago: “The Church must always become again what it is; it must open the boundaries between nations and endure barriers between classes and races. No one can be forgotten or despised in it.”

At Mass in Vatican There were about 80,000 people.