Before heading back to Argentina, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner granted an interview to the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano praising the leadership of Pope Francis in the world.
“Today’s world needs special people. Bergoglio (Pope Francis) is not a political leader, but he is producing changes that go beyond a mental transformation. The fresh wind of Pope Francis’ evangelical was received by Catholics and non Catholics, and his words in favour of social inclusion, as well as his style, will bring a new momentum to this process of change at a world level,” Ms. Kirchner said.
“I think the Pope was serene, confident and very aware of the immense task of the Church in the world. He was impressed by the trip to Sarajevo and was very happy to have visited a city that suffered so much because of the bloody conflicts of the past century, (a city that) has come to be again a place of dialogue and peaceful coexistence,” the head of state highlighted.
Cristina Kirchner arrived in Buenos Aires City today after holding a two-hour meeting on Sunday in the Vatican with the Argentine pontiff who was elected as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics in 2013, becoming the first Latin American pope in history.
The title of the interview was “Not one less” – “Ni una menos” in Spanish -, alluding to a massive demonstration that took place on Wednesday last week when thousands took to the streets of Buenos Aires City to protest against gender violence.
President Kirchner hailed the significance of the leadership of women in the world.
“The tenderness is a typically feminine quality and when women contribute with this value in politics, the perspective on things changes. There is a view about the world, life and experience that is better for women,” she said adding that “from Mexico to the Patagonia there are many (women) that take positions of prestige.”
“Power vertex in the region is no longer male monopoly: Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Costa Rica have (female) presidents and the list could continue across the whole continent.”
Still, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner warned that the situation might not be “similar in all the sectors of society.”
“Power continues to be predominantly masculine. In media, in the heads of big corporations, international institutions there are not yet equal command (terms).”
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