First time a Pope sees... Left

The issue of banks and humanitarian crisis monopolized the conversation between the Pope and the president of SYRIZA.

According to associates of Alexis Tsipras, the Pontiff, speaking for the crisis, told that "we must be against the logic that markets and profits are above people."

Also, he said that it is "unacceptable people to be killed and risking from wars," and described as incomprehensible the fact that some people considered as "smuggled" and are drowning in the sea.

The sensitivity of Pope Francis for the poor and vulnerable is known from the first day he took office. It is no coincidence that very quickly he was attributed with the title "Pope of the poor", and from the start was close to the weak and those in need of assistance. Besides, as stated by several political analysts, even the move to meet a European leader of the Left is something new for the practices of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis 'breaks' the established perceptions of previous years and go a step further, one step closer to the base and the people ... one step closer to the poor and the weak who traditionally "covered" by the forces of the wider Left.

Listening Alexis Tsipra even said: "Young politicians speak a different language, that resembles a melody of hope."

Finally, the pontiff referred to the situation in Greece, noting that it is unfair what is happening, but also that he felt the crisis in Argentina, which is again the target of speculative markets.

The issue of banks almost monopolized the debate and the whole discussion was held in a very warm climate.

Among other things, the Pontiff sent via Alexis Tsipras greetings to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, with whom he said is looking forward to meet, in Phanar on November 30.

The meeting lasted about 45 minutes; the translator was the Catholic bishop of Syros, while the Pope referred to the forthcoming visit to the Phanar, on November 30.

"We agreed on the need to continue the dialogue between the European left and the Christian church. We come from different ideological starting points, but we meet on the matter of pan-human values", said Alexis Tsipras after the meeting.

Besides, exactly what the president of SYRIZA said, it is also assumed by several modern intellectuals, who say that the philosophy of Christianity is common with the philosophy of the left, since they have the common objective of love for humanity and mutual aid.