Pope Francis told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on Thursday that the United States, along with several other countries including Russia, China, North Korea and Assad’s Syria—have “a distorted vision of the world.” Eugenio Scalfari, a reporter with the paper La Repubblica was sitting in his office around noon when he got a phone call. On the other end of the line was Pope Francis summoning him to the Vatican for a 4 p.m.
Pope Francis told Scalfari to be very concerned about the meeting of the G20. “I am afraid there are very dangerous alliances between powers who have a distorted view of the world: America and Russia, China and North Korea, Russia and Assad in the war in Syria,” the pope said. “The danger concerns immigration,” the pope continued. “Our main and unfortunately growing problem in the world today is that of the poor, the weak, the excluded, which includes migrants… This is why the G20 worries me: It mainly hits immigrants,” Pope Francis said.
The pope also said, “Europe must take as soon as possible a federal structure.” A federal structure would mean a stronger European Union in Brussels. It would also mean that the Papacy would influence Europe more clearly. It is also the main point concerning the chaos that massive migration brings to Europe. All of this leads to more centralization of power, on which the Vatican will capitalize.
By saying that the United States and the rest of the countries mentioned have a distorted vision of the world, the pope is essentially suggesting that because of his moral soft power, he can criticize them because, as a religious leader he has an “undistorted vision” of the world. Popes and the Vatican have always viewed themselves as the moral guide to the nations and naturally that the nations should obey their advice and guidance. “I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.” Revelation 18:7.