教皇利奥十四世：我更像是碰巧是美国人的教皇
在冈多菲堡的祈祷音乐会后，这位芝加哥出生的教皇谈及身份认同、移民祖先和访美愿望。
7月29日晚，罗马郊外的冈多菲堡夏宫花园里，一场为和平祈祷的音乐会刚刚结束。意大利男高音安德烈·波切利与来自世界各地的年轻歌手共同演唱了《奇异恩典》和《天使之粮》等曲目，这是纪念圣方济各逝世800周年活动的一部分。随后，教皇利奥十四世坐下来，接受了美国全国广播公司（NBC）的采访。
当被问及身为美国人对他有多重要时，这位70岁的教皇回答：“我更认为自己是碰巧成为美国人的教皇，并非要贬低身为美国人的意义。”他补充说，自己深爱美国，但明白使命是成为普世教会的牧者，向全世界的人讲话。他列举了美国令他欣赏的方面：自由、机会，以及世代以来邀请世界各地的人们成为美国一部分的精神。
利奥十四世在采访中透露，他的祖父母是移民，母亲一方的祖先中既有奴隶也有奴隶主。这一背景与他上任以来为移民辩护的立场相呼应——他曾批评特朗普政府对待移民的方式“不人道”。今年7月4日美国独立日，他访问了意大利兰佩杜萨岛，那里是非洲移民横渡地中海进入欧洲的主要入口，他呼吁宽容和保护弱势移民。
当被问及是否计划亲自将和平信息带到美国时，教皇表示希望尽快访问，但目前尚未有具体行程。他感谢媒体传播了他的信息，并相信和平、爱与协作的信息能够抵达人心。采访在花园的夜色中结束，背景里孩子们合唱的旋律似乎仍在回荡。
| 撒哈拉以南非洲媒体 | 0.00 | neutral |
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| 欧洲大陆媒体 | +0.20 | neutral |
| 拉丁美洲媒体 | −0.20 | neutral |
The pope sees himself as pontiff first, American second, and his love for the US is subordinate to his universal mission.
The article presents the pope's words without additional context or interpretation, allowing the quote to stand as the primary frame.
The article omits the revelation about the pope's slave-owning ancestors, which appeared in other coverage.
The pope, as a universal pastor, extends a hand to the United States and offers guidance to immigrants, embodying a caring yet authoritative figure.
The article frames the pope's message as one of hope and order, subtly aligning his papal authority with a paternalistic concern for immigrants' behavior.
It omits the pope's statement that he does not primarily define himself as American and the revelation about slave ancestors.
The pope's American identity is not straightforward; it is embedded in a history of migration, slavery, and contradiction.
The article adds depth by revealing the pope's ancestral background, thereby complicating the narrative of a purely universal pope and grounding his identity in specific national history.
The article does not report the pope's exact statement about seeing himself as the pope who happens to be American, focusing instead on his family background.