US midterms: Pope Leo XIV casts vote by mail
0 / 17
English
中文
As a US citizen, Pope Leo XIV is eligible to vote in US elections and has made use of that right with a postal ballot ahead of Tuesday's midterms. The pontiff, a Chicago native, did not reveal who he voted for.
（暂无翻译） （暂无翻译）
Pope Leo XIV has become the first ever pontiff to vote in a United States general election after submitting a mail-in ballot ahead of November's midterms, the Vatican confirmed on Friday.
（暂无翻译）
The 71-year-old US citizen, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, as Robert Francis Prevost, applied for a postal vote on October 3, according to US media.
（暂无翻译）
The Holy See's press office said in a statement that the pope "has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen" and has done so "whenever he was eligible to do so."
（暂无翻译）
Indeed, records held by the Illinois State Board of Elections show that Robert Prevost has voted in every general election since 2000 except those in 2020 and 2022, including five primary elections.
（暂无翻译）
Through his time as a bishop in Peru, Pope Leo also holds Peruvian citizenship and the Vatican said he had also voted whenever eligible while living in the South American country.
（暂无翻译）
"The Holy Father expresses his belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes," said a spokesperson in Vatican City, which itself is an absolute monarchy and does not hold political elections.
（暂无翻译）
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video In Tuesday's US midterm elections, all seats in the House of Representatives and about one third of the Senate are set to be contested.
（暂无翻译）
US President Donald Trump's Republicans are seeking to defend narrow majorities in both chambers against a strong challenge from the Democrats.
（暂无翻译）
In Illinois, voters are deciding whether to elect Governor JB Pritzker for a third term, and are also filling an open US Senate seat after the retirement of longtime Catholic Democrat Dick Durbin.
（暂无翻译）
It remains unclear who Pope Leo has voted for but the pontiff has repeatedly clashed with President Trump and his administration since the start of his pontificate a year and a half ago.
（暂无翻译）
Leo has criticized Trump on issues such as the Iran war, migration and press freedom and declined an invitation to the United States' 250th anniversary celebrations earlier this year.
（暂无翻译）
The two are yet to meet personally but Trump has often attacked the pontiff personally, calling him "weak" and captive to the "radical left."
（暂无翻译）
"I'm not afraid of the Trump administration or of speaking out loudly about the message of the Gospel, which is what the church works for," Leo responded while on a trip to Algeria in April.
（暂无翻译）
"I will continue to speak out strongly against war, seeking to promote peace, promoting dialogue and multilateralism among states to find solutions to problems."
（暂无翻译）
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
（暂无翻译）
仅供学习使用，如有侵权请联系删除 · 查看原文