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Visiting Marseille, Pope Francis increased calls for solidarity for migrants. In front of 60,000 people at the Stade Vélodrome, he also spoke about the right to abortion.
Saturday September 23, in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône)Pope Francis has continued to defend migrants by pointing the finger at the rise of nationalism and even European policies. A political speech delivered under the eyes of the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin. “We must welcome them and not hide them, integrate them and not get rid of them.”has assured the pope to subject of migrants arriving in Lampedusa. When conversing in behind closed doors with President Macron, the Pope discussed the situation of abandoned migrants and the elderly.
“Sad Passion”
In front of 60,000 people at the Stade Vélodrome, Pope Francis recalled the Church’s position on abortion. According to him, abortion, legalized in France since 1976, is “a false right to progress”. The sovereign pontiff believes that current society suffers from cynicism. Pope Francis notably mentioned “sad passion”a formulation that he borrowed from the philosopher Spinoza and that Emmanuel Macron also used when he was a presidential candidate in 2017.