Thailand: The Pope inspires us to
walk with poor and voiceless
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| Pope Francis during a speech at Government House in Thailand (Vatican Media) |
The Secretary of Talitha Kum Thailand, Sr. Paula
Phonprasertruksa reflects on the Pope’s words during his discourse to
Authorities in Thailand, saying he encourages them to fight violent crimes
against women and children.
By Vatican News
Pope Francis inspires us to walk with the poor and the
voiceless in our world today. “We can't turn our face from our brothers
and sisters who fall into trafficking.” Those were the reflections of Sr. Paula
Phonprasertruksa after hearing the Pope’s words during his address on Thursday
to authorities in Thailand.
In his speech, the Pope spoke on behalf of all those women
and children “who are wounded, violated and exposed to every form of
exploitation, enslavement, violence and abuse.”
Speaking to Bianca Fraccalvieri, Sr. Phonprasertruksa said
that Pope Francis, encouraged them to be brave, to come out from of their
comfort zone to combat crime, and all the violence concerning children and
women.
She went on to say that in Thailand, Talitha Kum, which is
made up of religious from different congregations, carry out their work by
collaborating with the government and local church organisations, such as
Caritas Thailand and the Apostleship of the Sea in Thailand.
“We work together in partnership, to prevent, protect
people from being trafficked and rescue them from violence", she
said,
Sr. Phonprasertruksa also expressed her gratitude for the
Pope’s journey saying, his visit to Thailand “brings blessings and
strength to all of us to do good for others, to devote our life for human kind.
We are grateful that he comes to our small country.”
In 2009, the International Union of Superiors General (UISG)
assembly formed Talitha Kum, an international network of religious women
against human trafficking.
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