JAKARTA - Pope Leo XIV made a visit to Spain. At the same time, the Puerto Rican singer who won the 2026 Grammy Awards, Bad Bunny, held two weekend concerts in the southwestern European country.
"If they're faced with the question 'Do you want to watch Bad Bunny or do you want to watch the Pope?' I think a lot of people will watch Bad Bunny," Leo joked in his speech in Spanish on Saturday, June 6, quoted by Al Jazeera.
Leo's visit to Spain was greeted with enthusiasm by many.
Billboards, posters and subway cars have been plastered with his face. Crowds packed the streets of central Madrid as Pope Leo arrived.
He is scheduled to spend a week in Spain.
"But I think there will also be some people here to see the Pope. And that shows something, you know," Leo continued.
Pope Leo is known for being vocal on current issues around the world, including immigration, artificial intelligence (AI), and the US-Israeli joint war against Iran.
As a result of opposing the war triggered by the US-Israeli joint attack on Tehran, Iran, Leo is not afraid and still at odds with US President Donald Trump.
In his speech on the same day, the first American to lead the Catholic Church invited the Spanish people to avoid the temptation to achieve popularity by spreading divisive rhetoric.
According to Leo, technology is responsible for today's divisions, including magnifying prejudice and weakening critical thinking.
Leo said this when Spain was facing polemics including immigration and corruption.
"I invite everyone to put aside narratives that divide and polarize about the reality and history of your community, so that you can overcome sterile simplifications through a fruitful appreciation of complexity," he said.
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