The fad happened when the pope was asked about the situation in Afghanistan and the western countries' exodus from the country, writes Politico.
"We must stop the irresponsible tactics of forcing our (Western) values on others, and the attempts to create democracy in other countries without taking into account historical, ethnic and religious issues and completely ignoring other people's traditions," he said after. have announced that he would quote one of the world's most prominent leaders, Angela Merkel.
But the pope's quote cannot be attributed to the German Chancellor.
However, the analysis in question was delivered by Vladimir Putin during Merkel's visit to Moscow in August.
In the same speech, the Russian president emphasized that the Taliban's takeover proved the fruitlessness of Western operations in Afghanistan.
The pope also added that "all circumstances were not taken into account" during the outing.
The interview with the Spanish radio channel, which was recorded last week, was the pope's first since the 84-year-old's colon operation in early July.