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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Nicole Winfield

From Vatican, Pope Leo attacks wealthy elite who ‘live in bubble of luxury’

Pope Leo XIV has delivered a stark condemnation of the wealthy elite, accusing them of living in a "bubble of comfort and luxury" while the poor suffer on the margins. His first teaching document, released Thursday, confirms his perfect alignment with predecessor Pope Francis on social and economic injustice.

The Vatican unveiled the 100-page document, "I have loved you," which Pope Francis had begun writing in his final months but never finished. Pope Leo, elected in May, credited Pope Francis with the text, citing him repeatedly, but made it his own and signed it.

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