Leo tells politicians to learn from Thomas More, the 'perfect' public servant

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged politicians to take inspiration from St Thomas More as a perfect example of a public servant.

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Pope Leo XIV has encouraged politicians to take inspiration from St Thomas More as a perfect example of a public servant.

The American-born pontiff said that the former Lord Chancellor of England, who was beheaded by King Henry VIII on 6^th July 1534, was so committed to the service of truth that he was willing to die for it.

Leo said: “During the Jubilee of the Year 2000, St John Paul II indicated St Thomas More as a witness for political leaders to revere and an intercessor under whose protection to place their work.

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