Look to his stand on Gaza: Pope Francis gave us moral leadership in amoral times | Owen Jones

The death of Pope Francis has elicited hypocritical tributes from leaders like Keir Starmer and Joe Biden, who ignored his condemnation of the very injustices they perpetuated, particularly regarding Gaza. Throughout his papacy, Francis emphasized solidarity with the marginalized and criticized violence, yet his views on Palestine were largely overlooked by mainstream media. Despite his progressive stances on various issues, he faced contradictions and was ultimately subjected to a posthumous sanitization of his beliefs by political elites seeking to evade accountability for their actions.