The Left Front Unity (FIT-U) led by Myriam Bregman rejected participation in the activities of Pope Leo XIV during his historic visit to Argentina and openly questioned his messages about family, abortion, and national unity, in a stance that contrasted with the reception from the main political spaces in the country.
While thousands of faithful gathered to participate in the papal mass at the Monument to the Spaniards, the main representatives of the Trotskyist left used their social media to express their repudiation of the pontiff and attack the businessmen, union leaders, and political leaders who participated in the official activities and aligned with his message of unity.
Bregman denies the message of unity transmitted by the Pope.
Gabriel Solano, leader of the Workers' Party, publicly celebrated the absence of his political space. "We proudly highlight that the Left Front is the only political force in Argentina that does not attend the Pope's activities", he wrote on X, before labeling the calls for national unity as "false discourses". He also accused the businessmen who financed the visit of implementing a "slave labor reform" and reaffirmed that his party defends the separation of Church and State.
For her part, deputy Myriam Bregman targeted the Group of Six (G6), which had proposed to promote a national dialogue table in tune with the papal visit. The leader criticized the business sectors for taking advantage of the conciliatory messages to defend their interests and accused the political and union leaderships of acting as accomplices. "Not one step back, nothing with those who want us enslaved and silent. We do not forget, we do not forgive, we do not reconcile", she stated.
The most direct criticisms against the religious content of the message came from provincial deputy Christian Castillo, who accused the Pope of delivering a "conservative speech against abortion and exaltation of the patriarchal family". The legislator also questioned why the pontiff had not spoken out about Gaza and rejected calls for "national unity between the exploited and the exploiters", considering that seeking a political alternative in his words constitutes "a reactionary illusion".
The Trotskyist left unites to repudiate the family and social peace.
In the same vein, national deputy Romina Del Plá confirmed that representatives of her space had been invited, but decided not to attend because they believe the pontiff's positions "set us back". In statements to Radio LED, she linked their absence to the FIT-U's participation in the Pride March and maintained that the Church's stances on abortion, sexual education, and same-sex marriage are incompatible with their demands.
Thus, the Left Front distinguished itself from the rest of the political spectrum by turning Pope Leo XIV's visit into a new scenario of ideological confrontation, rejecting both his calls for dialogue and his traditional positions on family and abortion.
