Macron speaks about Europe shortly before the Pope's visit to Metz

It is not often that Emmanuel Macron speaks as a supporting act. As an introduction, just to prepare the field for another speaker. Especially not when it comes to Europe, the leitmotif of his presidency. But in the presence of the Holy Father, signs and miracles happen, and so the French President will actually leave it to a short sketch this Monday in the Metz Congress Center.

Europe is threatened, the war is back, the extent of the dangers has changed, said Macron. And: “The European Union is an unprecedented invention.” You have heard these slogans and sentences often. But what does the Pope say about this?