Pope's concern for immigrants in 'La Repubblica'
interview
(Vatican
Radio) Pope Francis says his main concern, at this moment of political upheaval
in the United States, is for the suffering of refugees and immigrants. In an
interview with the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica, the Pope
says he doesn’t judge individual politicians, but he wants to see how their
policies may affect the poor and most marginalized people.
In
the interview, Pope Francis notes that, alongside the refugees fleeing from
poverty and conflicts, there are also many poor people suffering in rich
countries too and they fear the arrival of these new immigrants. We must stop
this vicious cycle, the Pope says, by breaking down the walls of inequality and
building bridges to allow greater liberty and human rights for all. Inequality,
he insists, is the greatest evil in the world today.
Speaking
on Monday, ahead of Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the U.S. presidential
elections, Pope Francis talks of his admiration for civil rights leader Martin
Luther King, saying that love alone is capable of breaking the cycle of hatred
and evil. Christians in the world today, he notes, number some two and a half
billion people who must share their faith by following the example of Christ
himself.
The
Pope also mentions the many Christian martyrs who have died at the hands of
so-called Islamic State terrorists, saying that wars of religion only occur
when people put political power in the place of faith and mercy.
Finally,
when questioned about opponents within the Catholic Church, the Pope replies
that faith unites all, while individuals may see things from a variety of
different perspectives.
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