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Pope Leo criticizes huge CEO salaries in first interview as Catholic |
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has criticized how the salaries of chief executives dwarf those of |
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their employees, singling out Tesla’s trillion-dollar compensation |
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package for |
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Leo, speaking during his first sit-down media interview, cited income |
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as one of the factors behind polarization in society. |
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that 60 years ago might have been making four to six times more than |
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what the workers are receiving … it’s (now) 600 times more than the |
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average workers are receiving,” the first pope said. |
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The pope also referenced news reports that Elon Musk was on track to |
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become the world’s first trillionaire. |
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”What does that mean and what’s that about? If that is the only |
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thing that has value anymore, then we’re in big trouble,” he |
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continued. |
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Excerpts of the pope’s interview with Elise Allen, senior |
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correspondent at Catholic news site Crux, on Sunday. She spoke to Leo |
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at the end of July for her forthcoming biography on the new pontiff. |
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In the wide-ranging interview, Leo admitted that he was on a “huge |
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learning curve” in his role, admitting that becoming a scrutinized |
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world leader was a “totally new aspect” to him and that he’s had |
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to “jump in on the deep end of the pool very quickly.” |
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He spoke about his hopes for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war but |
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lamented that the United Nations has “lost its ability to bring |
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people together on multilateral issues.” |
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Leo was elected on May 8, becoming the first pope from the United |
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States in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history. Born in Chicago, |
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he spent a large part of his adult life as a missionary and bishop in |
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Peru and was then appointed by Pope Francis in 2023 to a senior |
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position in the Vatican. |
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Since his election, Leo has signalled that he will continue with |
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Francis’ advocacy on social issues including migration, poverty and |
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climate change, albeit with his own style. |
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Leo, who has Peruvian citizenship, described himself in the interview |
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as an American who still loves Peru. He said he would probably support |
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Peru in a soccer match against the United States were they to play |
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against each other in the World Cup. |
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Sunday marked Leo’s 70th birthday, which makes him a relatively |
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youthful pope given that his last two predecessors were several years |
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older than him when they were elected. |
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As he led the midday prayers from the balcony of St. Peter’s, several |
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groups in the crowd held up banners wishing him a happy birthday while |
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a band played him a birthday song. Leo thanked them for their good |
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wishes, along with his parents and “all those who have remembered me |
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in their prayers.” |
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