The president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Mons. Luis Argüello, expressed the joy for the election of Pope Leo XIV and revealed a deep comment made by the then Cardinal Prevost during the Synod of the Bishops and marked him “deeply”.
“The Spanish Church is glad in an extraordinary way by welcoming this new Pope,” said Mons. Argüello after the choice of the Pontiff, in a message in which he stressed that Leo XIV adds “the saga of potatoes with this name, which begins with Pope León Magno – of unique importance in the life of the Church of the 5th century, and contemporary for some years of St. Augustine – and continues with Leo XIII of the Church ”.
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“We, then, with joy and thanks this new gift that the Holy Spirit has made us through the Cardinals College. Let’s live the call that has made us: announce Jesus Christ and live in communion, together, as a pilgrim people, following what Pope Francis had already begun, with the desire to be, in the midst of our society, true spokesmen and builders of peace,” said the Spanish prelate.
Mons. Argüello recalled that he coincided with then Cardinal Robert Prevost at one of the work tables of the Bishops Synod: “In that dialogue, the current Pope Leo XIV made a comment that deeply touched my heart.”
That dissertation was “a reflection on the Hymn of the letter to the Philippians. He said that if the Church does not enter the path that Paul sings in that anthem, he can hardly live communion and have a free heart to announce the name especially name: Jesus Christ, the Lord. ”
For his part, the general secretary of the EEC, Mons. Francisco César García Magán, shared in a Public appearance Likewise, the joy and expressed “the communion of all the churches of Spain, of all the bishops, all the particular churches with our new Pope.”
Of the first words of Leo XIV, Mons García Magán deduces that “they are programmatic” and that they place “in line with Pope Francis.”
On the possibility that the invitation to the new Pontiff will be reiterated to travel to Spain, singularly to the Canary Islands on the occasion of the migration crisis that is lived there, the spokesman expressed his confidence that the invitation will be reiterated.
Nicolás de Cárdenas
Born in 1980, I am a Spanish and journalist’s husband and father with more than 20 years of experience in print and digital media, specialized in socio -political and religious information. I have worked more than 10 years in defense of human rights and I have accreditations in journalism and comprehensive communication. Since July 2022, I am a correspondent for ACI Press and Ewtn News in Spain, covering international events of the Catholic Church.