Habló el expresidente de Uruguay que protagonizó un incómodo momento con el papa León XIV: "Hice lo que tenía que hacer como fiel"
What happened
Former Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Herrera says he knelt to kiss Pope Leo XIV's ring in Montevideo because he acted as a believer, not as a politician.
The moment went viral on Friday: the pope pulled his hand back twice, and the two ended with a handshake and a long look, according to Clarín.
Lacalle Herrera, 85, told Clarín by phone on Saturday that the ring of St. Peter is kissed by members of the Church.
He contrasted this with his meeting with John Paul II, when he shook hands as a head of state and kissed the ring only in the private audience.
Clarín reports that both Leo XIV and Pope Francis disliked having their ring kissed or people kneeling, and preferred a handshake.
“I did what I had to do as a believer, because now I hold no political office”
Clarín · translated
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Open on the live globe →Who reported it
- 2026-11-07 15:04 UTCClarín · clarin.com ↗
- 2026-11-08 12:31 UTCEl País América · elpais.com ↗
- 2026-11-08 17:39 UTCPrensa Libre · prensalibre.com ↗
- 2026-11-08 19:46 UTCFolha · redir.folha.com.br ↗
- 2026-11-08 20:09 UTCANSA · ansa.it ↗
- 2026-11-08 20:12 UTCEl Universo · eluniverso.com ↗
- 2026-11-08 23:24 UTCEl Nacional same text as El Universo · elnacional.com ↗
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