Leo the moderate? Pope in France defends EU values

Home Shows The Debate To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Pope Leo XIV and France's President Emmanuel Macron review troops during a farewell ceremony, an official departure protocol marking the end of an apostolic journey, at Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport in Goin, northeastern France, September 28, 2026. © ROMEO BOETZLE, REUTERS 43:06 Issued on: 28/09/2026 - 20:49 From the show There's a new Pope in town and he's got very different ideas on what France's far-right calls the defense of Christian civilization. Leo the 14th concluding his trip to France in the eastern city of Metz, hometown of a founding father of present-day European federalism Maurice Schumann. There, the head of the world's largest organized religion proudly stated fact, that Europe’s roots are Christian, dating back to the Romans, all the while hailing an EU model that transcends 'us versus them' ideology, which brushes aside ‘might is right’ in favor of human rights and international law. We...