# Why Millions Welcomed Pope Leo to Argentina

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- Source account: [@ctrlamb](https://x.com/ctrlamb)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 0:48
- Published: 2026-11-11
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/gmESn04iX52Q/en/why-millions-welcomed-pope-leo-to-argentina) Well, there's been this huge turnout of millions for Pope Leo in Argentina, but people are also asking why, and one of the reasons, of course, is linked to Pope Francis.

[0:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/gmESn04iX52Q/en/why-millions-welcomed-pope-leo-to-argentina?t=8) This was the country of his birth. Uh, the first Argentinian pope never made it back, though, to Argentina.

[0:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/gmESn04iX52Q/en/why-millions-welcomed-pope-leo-to-argentina?t=15) But there's also this link between Leo and Francis.

[0:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/gmESn04iX52Q/en/why-millions-welcomed-pope-leo-to-argentina?t=19) It was Francis who appointed Leo a cardinal and a bishop in South America, so there is that sense of continuity between the two.

[0:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/gmESn04iX52Q/en/why-millions-welcomed-pope-leo-to-argentina?t=28) And there's also something else going on, that Leo is able to, uh, rise above some of the political polarizations here in Argentina and offer a message that people really want to hear.

[0:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/gmESn04iX52Q/en/why-millions-welcomed-pope-leo-to-argentina?t=39) We have seen an extraordinary outpouring of pride, of faith, and emotion during these days of Pope Leo's visit to Argentina