Milan, 23 April (LaPresse) – ‘The Pope belongs to everyone. It was a mistake, and it is even more of a mistake at this time, to label him politically.’ This was stated by Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani in an interview with the daily newspaper Avvenire. ‘The Pope is the leader of Christians, of everyone: he is not right-wing, centrist or left-wing. He may have greater or lesser sympathy for this or that political figure. For example, he showed personal sympathy towards Giorgia Meloni,’ Tajani said. He added: ’You cannot separate his teachings on morality from those related to the defence of human dignity for all, dedicating himself to the poor, migrants and visiting prisons, as he did until the end with his visit to Regia Coeli. Nor can his commitment to the environment be overlooked, without ever becoming ideological: a respect for man and nature, in a comprehensive vision, attentive to the rights of all, including the poor and homosexuals. A Pope lives by the message of the Gospel; he cannot be interpreted as a political leader. The Church is a universal concept,’ he concluded.
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