Pope Francis said on Friday, November 12, the world stopped listening to the plight of the poor and
accused the poor of becoming disproportionately rich while taking responsibility for their destiny.
Francis visited Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis, to meet about 500 poor people in
by the day of the Poor World of the Catholic Church, which is celebrated on Sunday.
“The presence of the poor is often found to be troublesome and tolerable. He spoke to the angels of St.
Mary’s Cathedral after the poor, including Afghan refugees, shared their personal stories.
“Guilt is thrown on the shoulders of poor people who say their actions, the injustice of certain laws and
financial measures, and the” people who want to be disproportionately rich. ”
Francis, who became the first Pope in Latin America in 2013, laid the cornerstone of his Pope’s
to protect the poor. Former Cardinal Mario Bergorio was the first pope to adopt the name Francisco,
who devoted most of his life to the poor.
“The demands of the poor have been deaf for a long time, so it’s time to talk to the poor. Open your
eyes and see the inequality in which many families live. The time has come.” Said Francis.
“It’s time to be shocked again by the reality that hungry children are enslaved and thrown into the
water, drowning innocent victims of all sorts of violence,” he said. Is called.
He demanded more work and no violence against women, “so that women are respected and not
treated as commodities.” Cadelli Abdul Razak, an old man who fled Afghanistan with his wife after the
fall of
Kabul and worked in the Italian army, told the Pope how the Taliban killed one of his sons in
. He burst into tears.