Politicians and the Pope

Pope Francis's recent visit to Spain has starkly illuminated the divide between mere authority figures and genuine leaders, drawing immense public adoration that eludes the nation's politicians. While the head of Spain's government reportedly avoids public appearances due to fear of insults, the Pope commanded the devotion of vast crowds.

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the Pope preached unity, proposes ideas.

His visit included a prayer vigil for half a million young people and an open-air mass attended by 1.2 million Madrileños. In a historic moment, he addressed a joint session of deputies, senators, government officials, and justice department heads. In a congress often marked by insults and threats, the Pope achieved a remarkable consensus, with all attendees praising his discourse and applauding him for seven minutes.

The article posits that the Pope's success lies in his ability to preach unity and propose ideas, contrasting this with politicians who divide, polarize, and manipulate emotions. While political power often induces fear, the Pope offers inspiring ideas that foster human freedom. He emphasized that human dignity precedes the state and cannot be subordinated to social consensus or majority whims, a principle applicable even to issues like migration.

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The Pope proposed ideas that politicians have not handled for a long time, such as that human dignity precedes any conception of the State and cannot be subordinated to social consensuses or the whims of the majorities at any given moment.

In opposition to the polarization that forces people to choose between fears, the Pope advocates for culture, interiority, free education, and transcendence. The piece concludes that politicians seeking popularity must reclaim ideas, purpose, and good faith. As long as politics focuses on accumulating power, inducing fear, inventing enemies, and covering up corruption, politicians will remain mere bosses, never true leaders.

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Polarization forces us to choose between fears; as in Peru, where candidates have their ghosts: Fujimori the ghost of his father and Sánchez the ghost of Antauro.