Pope Leo XIV praised for 'dressing with respect' aboard airplane in new civility push

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been speaking retired astir a caller civility run targeting manners, formation behaviour and due formal for airplane travel.

Duffy precocious drew attraction to Pope Leo XIV successful an X station complimenting the person of the world's Catholics connected his outfit connected Monday.

"Now THIS is dressing with respect," Duffy said successful a lighthearted repost of a photograph of the pope connected a plane. The pope was lasting and talking to others arsenic helium held a shot bat he'd conscionable been given. 

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The pope is connected his archetypal overseas trip, heading to Turkey and Lebanon. He was talented a bat erstwhile owned by Chicago White Sox subordinate Nellie Fox.

Photos of the pope during his formation sparked robust conversations connected societal media. 

Pope Leo XIV is shown aboard the level this week. His airplane attire has been praised by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.  (Courtney Walsh/Fox News Digital)

"Well played," commented a idiosyncratic connected X.

Another idiosyncratic wrote, "I’ll deterioration slippers and pajamas connected a level if I privation to."

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"Civility astatine its [peak]. Is the pope a shot fan, oregon was helium blessing someone's bat?" asked an X user.

"Nobody is ever going to formal amended connected a plane. He kinda knocked it retired of the ballpark with this one," joked different person. 

The pope is connected his archetypal overseas trip. While heading to Turkey and Lebanon, helium was talented a shot bat erstwhile owned by Chicago White Sox subordinate Nellie Fox.  (Courtney Walsh/Fox News)

"Air question has gotten truthful precarious these days, adjacent the pope carries for self-defense," said 1 user, pointing to the bat.

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Another idiosyncratic joked, "Oh yeah, and let's good him for not having a Real ID, though."

The pope waves during his travels. A caller "civility campaign" by Duffy is encouraging courtesy and patience during the crush of holiday travel. (Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

The outfits and behaviour of passengers came into the spotlight erstwhile Duffy was speaking astatine Newark Airport successful New Jersey past week. He said he'd noticed "a degradation successful civility" among aerial travelers.

Duffy launched what helium called a "civility campaign" to promote courtesy and patience during the crush of holiday travel.

At President Donald Trump's Cabinet gathering connected Tuesday, Duffy doubled down connected the campaign, saying that Americans should beryllium courteous erstwhile putting TSA bins backmost successful the stack.

Secretary Duffy speaks during a quality league earlier this year. He said he'd noticed "a degradation successful civility" among aerial travelers of late.  (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

"Let's beryllium bully to each other, is what we've asked. Maybe not deterioration pajamas oregon slippers connected the airplane," helium added. 

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Courtney Walsh contributed reporting.