Pope complains from Hungary about ‘closed doors’ for migrants
- April 30, 2023
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Pope Francis lamented ‘closed doors’ for migrants today in the sermon of a Mass he led to some 50,000 people at Kossuth Lajos Square in Budapest, on the
Pope Francis lamented ‘closed doors’ for migrants today in the sermon of a Mass he led to some 50,000 people at Kossuth Lajos Square in Budapest, on the last day of his three-day visit to Hungary.
In this magnificent setting, in front of the Hungarian parliament, the Pope indicated to all the Christians in this country, where the government of Viktor Orban has a tough policy against migration, that they “invited to welcome and spread their love to make their fold inclusive, not exclusive.”
Francis said that Jesus “suggests to meet the brethren.” “And let us remember this well: we are all without exception called to leave our comforts and have the courage to reach all the peripheries that need the light of the gospel,” he stressed.
In the presence of Orban, who considers himself a great defender of Christian values, and President Katalin Novak, the Pope emphasized that all Christians must “come out” which means “become, like Jesus, an open door”.
In the picture, Viktor Orban and his wife are present at the sermon of Pope Francis. Photo: Reuters
“It is sad and painful to see closed doors: the closed doors of our selfishness towards those who walk with us every day, the closed doors of our individualism in a society that runs the risk of atrophying in solitude,” lamented Francisco, who on this trip several times advocated acceptance and charity. towards migrants.
And he continued: “the closed doors of our indifference to those who are plunged into suffering and poverty; the doors are closed to the foreigner, to the other, to the migrant, to the poor, said the pope, from a country that has built barbed-wire fences to prevent the passage of migrants coming from the Balkan route, and that grants little or no right of asylum.
But on the other hand, he also criticized those who close the doors inside the Church. the one who is “out of order” or “who yearn for God’s forgiveness.”
“Please, let’s open the doors. Let’s also try with words, gestures, daily activities to be like Jesus, an open door, a door that never closes to anyone, a door through which one can enter to experience the beauty of the Lord’s love and forgiveness.” added the pontiff.
Photo: Reuters
In his sermon, he also called on bishops and priests “Don’t abuse your position” and “do not oppress the flock entrusted to you.”
And to the laity, catechists and “those who have political and social duties, those who simply go about their daily lives, sometimes with difficulty” the Argentine Pope He insisted that they “be open doors”.
“Be open and inclusive with each other, to help Hungary grow in brotherhoodFrancisco told them, who will return to Rome this afternoon after speaking to the academic and university world.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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