Pope Leo XIV Slams the Global Elites, Calls Family ‘Bedrock of Civilization’ [WATCH]

Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders Friday to prioritize family formation and stability as the foundation of a peaceful and functioning society.

In an address to members of the Vatican’s Diplomatic Corps, the Pope reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s teaching that marriage is a union between one man and one woman and emphasized that governments must invest in families to strengthen civil society.

The Pope’s remarks drew parallels to the policies promoted by Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, both of whom have championed pro-family legislation as an alternative to mass migration and globalist economic systems.

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During his address, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the legacy of Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, which outlined the Church’s response to the social upheaval of the Industrial Revolution.

The encyclical defended the rights of workers while rejecting both extreme capitalism and socialist ideology.

Leo XIII stressed that employers and laborers have mutual responsibilities to create a more just economic system.

Quoting directly from Rerum Novarum, Pope Leo XIV stated, “It is the responsibility of government leaders to work to build harmonious and peaceful civil societies. This can be achieved above all by investing in the family, founded upon the stable union between a man and a woman, ‘a small but genuine society, and prior to all civil society’.”

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He continued, “In this time of epochal change, the Holy See cannot fail to make its voice heard in the face of the many imbalances and injustices that lead, not least, to unworthy working conditions and increasingly fragmented and conflict-ridden societies.”

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, has made clear since his election that his papacy will continue the path of engaging with modern social challenges, including those posed by artificial intelligence and a changing global economy.

In his first address as pope, he noted that the Church must respond to a “second industrial revolution” while defending the dignity of work and human life.

His remarks Friday also come amid growing interest in pro-family policy across Western nations struggling with declining birth rates.

In Hungary, Prime Minister Orbán has launched a series of incentives designed to boost the native birth rate, including tax exemptions for mothers and government-backed loans that are forgiven if families have multiple children.

Hungary’s birth rate rose from 1.23 in 2011 to 1.51 in 2023, with a pre-pandemic peak of 1.61.

Orbán has stated that he aims to reach the replacement level of 2.1 by 2030.

In February, he said President Donald Trump’s re-election marked a “breakthrough in world politics,” suggesting that “anti-migration, pro-family and patriotic forces are now in the majority in the Western world.”

In the United States, Vice President J.D. Vance has promoted a similar agenda, calling on the Republican Party to be “more pro-baby and pro-family.”

During last year’s vice presidential debate, Vance said, “I want us to make it easier for moms to afford to have babies. I want to make it easier for young families to afford a home so they can afford a place to raise that family.”

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Vance has also criticized neoliberal trade and immigration policies for undermining American workers and depressing wages.

The Trump administration, in which he serves as Vice President, has prioritized reshoring manufacturing jobs and securing the southern border as part of a broader nationalist economic strategy.

While Pope Leo XIV called for dignity for “every person, especially the most frail and vulnerable, from the unborn to the elderly, from the sick to the unemployed, citizens and immigrants alike,” he has not ignored the challenges posed by mass migration.

Prior to his election, Cardinal Prevost acknowledged the global migration surge as a “huge problem” that must be addressed with both compassion and practicality.

The Vatican’s renewed emphasis on pro-family social teaching and national responsibility places the Church’s message in alignment with a growing wave of Western populist leaders who are rejecting mass immigration and global market liberalism in favor of policies designed to support working families and national renewal.

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