Pope Francis arrives in Hungary to celebrate a Mass and meet with PM Viktor Orban, whose anti-immigrant policies clash with Francis' call for countries to welcome refugees
Pope Francis speaks to journalists on a flight from Rome Fiumicino Airport to Budapest International Airport on September 12, 2021, for a papal visit to Hungary.
"We are resuming trips, and this is very important because we can bring our words and greetings to people," Francis told reporters on board the flight en route to Budapest in a reference to Covid-19. Pro-Orban media and political figures have launched barbs at the pontiff calling him "anti-Christian" for his pro-refugee sentiments, and the "Soros Pope", a reference to the Hungarian-born liberal US billionaire George Soros, a right-wing bete-noire.
"Pope Francis wants to humiliate Hungary by only staying a few hours," said a pro-Orban television pundit. Orban's supporters point instead to state-funded aid agency "Hungary Helps" which works to rebuild churches and schools in war-torn Syria, and sends doctors to Africa.
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