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'Oct 9 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned defence of
migrants, calling their exclusion "scandalous, disgusting and sinful," putting
him on a collision course with Italy's upcoming right-wing government.
Francis made his comments as he canonised a 19th century bishop known as the
"father of migrants" and a 20th century man who ministered to the sick in
Argentina.
Francis, who has made support of migrants a major theme of his pontificate,
presided over the ceremony before 50,000 people in St. Peter's Square.
"The exclusion of migrants is scandalous. Indeed, the exclusion of migrants is
criminal. It makes them die in front of us," he said.
"And so today the Mediterranean is the world's largest cemetery," he said,
referring to thousands who have drowned trying to reach Europe.
"The exclusion of migrants is disgusting, it is sinful. It is criminal not to
open doors to those who are needy," he said.
Giorgia Meloni is expected to become prime minister later this month at the
head of a right-wing coalition that has vowed to crack down on immigration and
tighten Italy's borders.'
Via Tom Grzybow.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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