Pope Francis today slammed the treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to reach Europe, saying it was a “great sin” not to offer help to migrant boats. “There are those who work systematically and by all means to repel immigrants,” the pontiff said during the weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square. “And this, when done with full consciousness and responsibility, is a great sin,” he said. The pope has spoken often about the treatment of migrants during his 11 years in office. But today’s statement about “great sin” is considered particularly sharp. The crossing of the Mediterranean by migrants, who board boats or makeshift boats and start from north Africa and the Middle East, has been the subject of intense public debate across Europe in the past decade. The International Organization for Migration estimates that at least 30,000 migrants crossing the Mediterranean have gone missing since 2014. In Italy, a […]
Source: News Beast
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