Pope Francis: "It's an honor if the Americans attack me"

Pope Francis spoke this morning about the alleged conspiracy to cancel his pontificate, which would have taken shape in the United States. "For me, it's an honor if the Americans attack me," said Francisco, on his flight to Mozambique, after receiving the book from the French newspaper La Croix, Nicolas Seneze, who talks about a plan to cancel his pontificate.

"This book is a bomb," said the pope. He handed the copy received to his collaborators, according to Clarín.

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After these statements, the director of the Vatican Press Office, Matteo Bruni, said that "in an informal context, the pope has always considered criticism as an honor, especially when it came from thinkers authorized and, in this case, an important nation.

The pontiff had already read a review of Seneze's book "How America wants to change the Pope", which appears this Wednesday in France and describes the environment of ultra-conservative Catholics in the United States, including the bishops and, who according to the author, alongside rich laymen, worked with American Catholicism.

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Francisco began today with his visit to Maputo, capital of Mozambique, his fourth trip as pontiff to Africa with a message of peace for the region, a tour also including Madagascar and Mauritius.

In a journey that will support the process of pacification on the continent, the slogans that will accompany the Holy Father are "Hope, peace and reconciliation" for the trip to Mozambique; "Sower of peace and hope" in Madagascar and "Pope Francis pilgrim of peace" in Mauritius, he said.

In the three countries of the trip by which the pontiff will travel about 19,000 kilometers per week, the rate of Catholics is about 30%, with a greater presence in Madagascar (34.8%) and the same percentage in the others ( 28.1%), said the Vatican.

At the end of August, in his traditional message before each international apostolic visit, Francis dedicated a few words to Mozambique and invited everyone to join his prayer "so that God, Father of all, strengthen fraternal reconciliation in Mozambique and the world ". all Africa, which is the only hope for a solid and lasting peace. "

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