Published September 23,2023
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Pope Francis stated Friday that tragedies and challenges of migration which turned the Mediterranean right into a “cemetery” have to be humanely addressed throughout the area.
The pope met native spiritual members concerned within the care of seafarers, migrants and refugees on the Monument to the Heroes and Victims of the Sea as he traveled to southern France for a two-day go to within the port metropolis of Marseille, in keeping with the Vatican News.
Francis stated in a speech on migrant deaths that those that misplaced their lives within the Mediterranean Sea should not mere numbers however folks with faces and names fleeing conflicts, poverty and environmental disasters.
“Let us not get used to considering shipwrecks as news stories, and deaths at sea as numbers: no, they are names and surnames, they are faces and stories, they are broken lives and shattered dreams,” he stated.
The pope stated it’s the obligation of humanity and civilization to handle the tragedies of migration.
“We cannot be resigned to seeing human beings treated as bargaining chips, imprisoned and tortured in atrocious ways; we can no longer watch the drama of shipwrecks, caused by the cruel trafficking and the fanaticism of indifference,” he stated.
The pontiff expressed hope that Europe could deal with the present challenges posed by migration within the Mediterranean in a spirit of solidarity breaking down partitions and constructing bridges, the report added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr