Pope Francis may not be a leftist, as he insisted on his flight from Havana to the United States Tuesday, but his address to a joint meeting of Congress Thursday won’t soothe his conservative critics.
The pope reiterated several key themes of his papacy in front of US lawmakers, including calls for more humane policies toward immigrants, the abolition of the death penalty, taking steps to curb environmental abuse, condemning the weapons industry, decrying a lack of opportunity for the young, and calling on a commitment to fight global poverty. At the same time, he also lamented what he called threats to the family, including a lack of opportunity for young people.
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