Pope Francis wants more migrants in the Mediterranean Sea rescued and brought to Europe despite the high numbers already arriving.
ROME — Pope Francis while speaking in Marseille on Friday evening launched an appeal to rescue more migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and bring them to Europe despite the record numbers already arriving.the tragedy of migrant sea deaths on the Mediterranean to urge governments and NGOs to step up efforts to assist migrants in reaching Europe’s shores.
“People who risk drowning when abandoned on the waves must be rescued. It is a duty of humanity, it is a duty of civilization!” he added. “We cannot resign ourselves to seeing human beings treated as bargaining chips, imprisoned and tortured in an atrocious way – we know, so often, when we send them away, they are destined to be tortured and imprisoned,” he said.
Most of these “are brought to Europe by Nigerian crime fraternities which are always looking for new ways of making money.”
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