It was a spring day, almost a decade ago, when an Airbus A320 took off from Mytilene Airport in Lesvos. A small group of attendees, including officials and journalists, watched distilled until the aircraft turned to the left over the Aegean and Alitalia’s inscription was lost on the horizon. Inside, there was Pope Francis, who had stayed in Lesvos for less than five hours, on an island then at the center of the refugee crisis in the eastern gates of Europe. According to the Guardian, his lightning visit was full of symbols, but what made the biggest surprise was his passengers. Shortly after the Pope entered the aircraft, 12 refugees appeared, passing the take -off aisle, with manifest relief, the first taste of freedom after being held at the island’s reception center. “The Pope wanted to do an act of hospitality to the refugees, accompanying three families from Syria with his plane, […]
Source: News Beast
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