March 09, 2021
Francis visited a drab refugee centre
"Many who don’t know you are afraid of you," he told them as a light drizzle
fell.Francis, who has made defence of migrants China Office
organizer Manufacturers and refugees a major plank of his papacy, also
condemned internet trolling against foreigners, saying they had been subjected
to "terrible phrases and insults.The pope’s defence of migrants, his second in
less than a week, comes at a time of growing anti-immigrant sentiment in the
United States and many European countries where far-rightparties have made in
roads.Some 600,000 impoverished migrants and refugees have arrivedin Italy in
less than four years.
Francis visited a drab refugee centre on the outskirts of
Bologna known simply as "The Hub". The pope wore one bearinghis name and the
number 3900003 on his right wrist. In that time, more than 13,000 have died
trying to cross the Mediterranean. Run by a charity, it is home to about 1,000
asylum seekers, most of whom risked their lives crossing the Mediterranean from
Africa and the Middle East.""If we look on our neighbours without mercy we risk
that even God will look on us without mercy," he said.Many of the refugees and
migrants are without documents and all wear a plastic yellow bracelet.Some
600,000 impoverished migrants and refugees have arrivedin Italy in less than
four years.He paid homage to those who "never arrived because they were eaten up
by the desert or the sea". It was given to him by an African refugee.Last week,
the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (Afd) party surged to
third place in a nationalelection, tapping into public disquiet over the arrival
of morethan a million There, they live in grey containers and other forms
oftemporary housing while awaiting decisions on their asylumrequests to be moved
to other towns in Italy. Pope Francis during a meeting at Cesena’s cathedral as
part of a pastoral visit in Cesena and Bologna, Italy. (Photo: AFP) Bologna,
Italy: Pope Francis on Sunday urged governments and people to do more to help
migrants and not see them as enemies, wearing a plastic ID bracelet used by
asylum seekers to drive home his message. "That makes them think they have the
right to judge (you) coldly and harshly," he said
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