Francis responded that that chaos was due in part to ‘the failure of the West in its attempt to import its own type of democracy’ in some countries around the world. Pope Francis cited the examples of Western intervention in Libya and Iraq in arguing that the West should not “export” democracy to other countries, according to a recently published interview. Francis responded that that chaos was due in part to “the failure of the West in its attempt to import its own type of democracy” in some countries around the world. “We are thinking of Libya, which seems to be led only by very strong personalities such as Gaddafi,” the Pope said. “I therefore believe that we must not export our democracy to other countries, but help them to develop a process of democratic maturation according to their characteristics,” Francis said.

Source: Libya Today October 24, 2023 12:00 UTC