Pope Francis addressed concerns of both students and professors, including social inequality, the climate crisis and the role of women within the Catholic church.
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00:00Well, a very warm and convivial reception for Pope Francis here at Leuven University
00:09in Belgium, which at 600 years old is one of the oldest Catholic universities in Europe.
00:14Now, he was read out a letter from university professors and students detailing some of
00:20the most consequential issues of our day, such as social inequality, social injustice,
00:25the climate crisis and the role of women within the Catholic Church, where it was put to Pope
00:29Francis that essentially there weren't any women at the top of the church, and women's intellectual
00:34contribution had been disregarded. He responded by talking about the brutality of war. He warmed
00:40against the use of religion in world domination. He talked about the marketplace and saying the
00:44pursuit of economic interest means that there will always be social injustice and social
00:49inequality. And he talked about the role of women. He said that the church was feminine,
00:53the church was women. Shona Murray, Euronews, Leuven.