在为期四天的访问中，教皇利奥十四世赢得了跨越政治光谱的赞誉，甚至来自那些最坚定的世俗主义人士。
In a four-day visit, Pope Leo XIV won praise across the political spectrum, even from its most avowedly secular figures.
上周末，当教皇利奥十四世在巴黎主持弥撒时，他的车队驶过聚集在巴黎最宏伟大道——香榭丽舍大街上的80万人群。这一规模超出预期的出席人数表明，即使在像法国这样的世俗社会中，信仰依然拥有充足的储备。
When Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in Paris last weekend, he was driven past a crowd of 800,000 thronging the city’s grandest boulevard, Avenue des Champs-Élysées. It was a larger-than-expected turnout, illustrating that even in a secular society like France’s, there can be ample reservoirs of faith.
然而，真正令人惊讶的是，在协和广场的临时祭坛前排坐着一排法国政要。从法国总理到五位总统候选人，法国政治建制派的大部分成员都参加了这场天主教仪式，这对于一个珍视其世俗身份的国家来说，是一次引人注目的虔诚展示。
But it was the row of French political notables seated in front of a temporary altar in the Place de la Concorde that made the occasion genuinely surprising. From France’s prime minister to five candidates for president, much of the French political establishment took part in the Catholic ceremony, a striking display of reverence from a country that jealously guards its secular identity.
当然也有一些引人注目的缺席：左翼候选人均未出席弥撒，中间派总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙也未到场。但周一，马克龙突然调整日程，参加了利奥在北部城市梅斯举行的另一场弥撒。在整个意识形态光谱上，政治领袖——包括那些未出席者——都欢迎教皇的访问并赞扬了他的信息。
There were some notable absences: No candidate from the left attended the Mass, nor did President Emmanuel Macron, a centrist. But on Monday, Mr. Macron abruptly rearranged his schedule to take part in another of Leo’s Masses, in the northern city of Metz. Across the ideological spectrum, political leaders — even the no-shows — welcomed the pope’s visit and praised his message.
“天主教在法国再次变成了一个政治议题，”左翼天主教杂志《Le Cri》的创始人之一西奥·莫伊（Théo Moy）说。他表示，极右翼政党现在正积极拥抱传统家庭价值观等天主教主题，而左翼政党则采纳了教会关于宽容和社会正义的呼吁。
“Catholicism has turned once more into a political matter in France,” said Théo Moy, a founder of a left-leaning Catholic magazine, Le Cri. Far-right parties are now actively embracing Catholic themes like traditional family values, he said, while left-wing parties pick up on the church’s call for tolerance and social justice.
莫伊表示，除此之外，还有一个简单的事实，即利奥的访问被视为一次成功。“看到极其积极的媒体报道，”他说，“我认为每个人都想从中分得一些报道份额。”
Beyond that, Mr. Moy said, is the simple fact that Leo’s visit was viewed as a hit. “Seeing the extremely positive media coverage,” he said, “I think that everyone wants to pull some of that coverage their way.”