Pope
Francis to journalists on board papal flight to US
(Vatican
Radio) Pope Francis spoke with reporters during the flight that took him from
Cuba to the United States on Tuesday afternoon.
In
response to the journalists’ questions, the Holy Father touched on a number of
topics ranging from the US trade embargo on Cuba to his eagerly awaited speech
to Congress on Friday.
Expressing
his hope that the US will lift its long trade embargo on Cuba as a result of
negotiations, the Pope said he does not plan to raise the issue in his address
to Congress this week.
"It
is a public thing that is moving along the path of the good relations they are
looking for (…). My desire is that they end up with a good result, that they
reach an accord that satisfies both sides, an accord, certainly" he said.
And
pressed about his speech to Congress, the Pope said he will address “bi-lateral
relations and multi-national relations as a sign of progress and
coexistence."
Questioned
about how some of his writings may have given the impression that he's ``a
little bit more left-leaning'' Pope Francis said he is only repeating the
social doctrine of the Catholic Church.
Asked
to comment on questions by U.S. conservative commentators about whether he's a
communist or even Catholic, the Holy Father said ``I am certain that I have
never said anything beyond what is in the social doctrine of the
church.''
And
joking about whether he was truly Catholic, he added: ``If I have to recite the
Creed, I'm ready.''
A
full report on Pope Francis’ press conference on board the plane to the US will
follow.
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