Pope Francis Calls on Italians To Welcome Refugees As Voters Decide Next Roman Govt.

[Webster]

(The Guardian) Pope urges Italians to welcome refugees
Pope Francis has chosen today to remind us all of his strong belief in the importance of welcoming and nurturing refugees and migrants.

(The Guardian's) Lorenzo Tondo reports that, at the end of an open-air mass in the city of Matera earlier today, the pope said: “Migrants are to be welcomed, accompanied, promoted and integrated. Let us renew our commitment to building the future in accordance with God’s plan: a future in which migrants and refugees may live in peace and with dignity.

Francis made no direct reference to the election, adds Lorenzo, but his message “rang loud and clear.” -- Migration has been a central theme in the electoral campaign of extreme right parties, led by the leader of Brothers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, who once said Italians needed to “repatriate the migrants back to their countries and then sink the boats that rescued them”. He adds: Meloni… said that if she becomes prime minister, she intends to put in place a naval blockade in the Mediterranean to stop migration to Italy.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

The communist pope, I’m sure has his private home filled with illegals 🤔

 

[Bluezone777]

They always leave the quiet part out which is "but not here" with here in this case referring to the Vatican.

 

[Webster]

The communist pope, I’m sure has his private home filled with illegals 🤔

They always leave the quiet part out which is "but not here" with here in this case referring to the Vatican.

Oh, I forgot, BZ: unless you literally house an illegal, you're a hypocrite.

Got it, thanks...

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Oh, I forgot, BZ: unless you literally house an illegal, you're a hypocrite.

Got it, thanks...

Yes, correct when you are asking others to pay for it. You are hypocrites and stupid because you are making our lives worse and you are giving no hope for the countries they are escaping to get any better.

 

[Webster]

You are hypocrites and stupid because you are making our lives worse and you are giving no hope for the countries they are escaping to get any better.

Oh, that's rich as hell given your side's long-held antipathy towards anything foreign-aid/assistance related. That is just rich as hell because if things were better back home, migrants/refugees wouldn't be coming here in the first place (and a lot of that falls very much on America's shoulders).

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Oh, that's rich as hell given your side's long-held antipathy towards anything foreign-aid/assistance related. That is just rich as hell because if things were better back home, migrants/refugees wouldn't be coming here in the first place (and a lot of that falls very much on America's shoulders).

What’s rich that I don’t want my tax payer money being wasted in other countries. When it’s far, far, far more effective when charity organizations do far more good and have accountability for how they spend our money. Again if we just let everyone leave bad countries they don’t get better ever. People need to stand up and fight back to make a place better.

 

[Webster]

What’s rich that I don’t want my tax payer money being wasted in other countries.

Would you prefer their problems come to us instead?

People need to stand up and fight back to make a place better.

No disagreement there but at some point you have to either make a decision to support them there or stay out and let things happen as they will.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Would you prefer their problems come to us instead?

With a secure border they wouldn’t. Just imagine if governments didn’t depend on Americas titty and had to solve problems on their own.

No disagreement there but at some point you have to either make a decision to support them there or stay out and let things happen as they will.

Let things happen, but I fully support private donations and organizations helping and even giving tax deductions based on how much you give. Just no direct government influence.

 

[Webster]

but I fully support private donations and organizations helping

And if that doesn't work, then what?

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

And if that doesn't work, then what?