‘Immigrant’ message from Pope Francis: Shameful…

Pope Francis, who made his first trip to the Italian island of Lampedusa, the most frequent destination for immigrants in the Central Mediterranean, in 2013, when he was elected Pope, to draw attention to the issue of irregular migration, sent a letter to the archbishopric of the island on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of this trip.

In his letter, the Pope stated that there have been many migrant tragedies in the Mediterranean recently, saying: “In these days when we are witnessing grave tragedies occurring again in the Mediterranean, we are still shocked by the massacres over which we remain powerless and silent. . The death of innocent people, especially children, in search of a peaceful life, far from war and violence, is too painful and deafening a cry to leave us indifferent. This is the shame of society that no longer knows how to cry, how to show mercy to others.” he used the phrases.

In his message, the spiritual leader of Catholics called for solidarity with irregular migrants.

HE VISITED LAMPEDUSA AFTER THE MIGRANT DEPARTURE

Pope Francis had visited Lampedusa on July 8, 2013 after a large number of irregular migrants died as a result of a migrant ship sinking.

According to data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 14,000 people have died or disappeared at sea trying to cross from Libya and Tunisia to Italy since 2014. (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB)