FWIW, the pope seems to be spreading Latin American culture worldwide.
It’s not making into the Middle East, where he might actually try to do something worthwhile. But that would take some straight talking and action.
Proverbs 23.13-14:
"Withhold not correction from the child, for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell [Sheol]."