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Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, (September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. He is the first pope to have been born in the United States and North America, the first to hold American and Peruvian citizenships, the first born after World War II, the first from the Order of Saint Augustine, and the second from the Americas after his predecessor Pope Francis.

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14 Sep, 2025

Pope criticizes Musk’s $1Tr pay proposal Proposal

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In his first interview since assuming the role, Pope Leo XIV criticizes Musk’s proposed $1 trillion pay package from Tesla, calling it a symbol of societal inequality, expresses concern over the growing wealth gap and its potential to incite unrest.

The value of human life, of the family, and the value of society. If we lose the sense of those values, what matters anymore? Add on top of that a couple of other factors, one which I think is very significant is the continuously wider gap between the income levels of the working class and the money that the wealthiest receive. For example, CEOs that 60 years ago might have been making four to six times more than what the workers are receiving, the last figure I saw, it’s 600 times more than what average workers are receiving. Yesterday the news that Elon Musk is going to be the first trillionaire in the world. What does that mean and what’s that about? If that is the only thing that has value anymore, then we’re in big trouble…