Has the visit of Leo XIV to Spain led to the conversion of a socialist councilwoman?

Pope Leo XIV's visit to Spain is giving rise to some curious phenomena that I don't quite know how to describe.

Pope Leo XIV defends the right to life from the conception to natural death
Leo XIV claims “the dignity of every person”, including “the unborn”

Yesterday, Enma López Araújo, PSOE councilor in the Madrid City Council, born in Vigo, 43 years old and who has been a member of the Socialist Party since she was 16, published this message on Twitter:

"No one can kneel before the Lord and despise his brother." Leo XIV. What an exciting morning this has been! How necessary Christian humanism is in these times!

I am a Christian and I believe in miracles, and I certainly know that the Lord is capable of opening a person's eyes and changing their life, but I find it strange that a councilwoman from a party that defends inhumane and anti-Christian positions (such as atrocities like abortion and euthanasia, actively promoted by the PSOE) now sincerely embraces Christian humanism.

In January 2023, on a program on the La Sexta channel, Enma López Araújo belittled the opposition to abortion, calling it "a 200-year-old morality." To be honest, I think she understated it. Defending the lives of the most innocent and defenseless is not a 200-year-old morality, but something much older. The Catholic Church has been defending this morality since its founding almost 2,000 years ago. Rejecting the murder of innocents is as old as rejecting any other crime, and I don't see what the problem is with that rejection not being something new.

In fact, that Christian humanism which López Araújo now praises is precisely what encourages many of us to reject the atrocity of induced abortion (the cruel and inhuman act of killing and dismembering the weakest and most defenseless members of our own species), including Pope Leo XIV, who in April of this year stated:

"The Catholic Church has consistently taught that each human life, from the moment of conception until natural death, is sacred and deserves to be protected. Indeed, the right to life is the very foundation of every other human right. For this reason, only when a society safeguards the sanctity of human life will it flourish and prosper."

In May of last year, in his first speech before the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Leo XIV had already stated: "no one is exempted from striving to ensure respect for the dignity of every person, especially the most frail and vulnerable, from the unborn to the elderly, from the sick to the unemployed, citizens and immigrants alike."

I don't rule out that this woman has changed her mind. I sincerely hope so, because the truth and the love of God have a liberating effect on people, and I wholeheartedly wish this for everyone, without exception. In truth, one thing cannot be denied: the defense of abortion is radically incompatible with Christian humanism, just as any other crime against innocent and defenseless human beings is. It is not possible to sincerely believe in Christian humanism and disregard the human rights of unborn babies, as the PSOE has been doing for decades.

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Photo: Vatican News. Pope Leo XIV blessing a baby in Madrid.