Pope Francis calls refusing aid to migrants a 'grave sin'
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 10:46 | 28 August 2024
- Modified Date: 10:47 | 28 August 2024
Pope Francis on Wednesday strongly decried the treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to enter Europe, saying it was a "grave sin" not to offer aid to migrant vessels.
"There are those who work systematically and with every means to reject migrants," the pontiff said during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square.
"And this, when done with conscience and responsibility, is a grave sin," he said.
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