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Pope Francis has begged God for forgiveness for embarrassments
in the Catholic Church and for the “shame” of humanity.
He took this position during his Good Friday speech
in Rome.
Referring to allegations of sexual abuses in the
church, he spoke of “shame for all the times that we bishops, priests, brothers
and nuns scandalized and wounded your body, the Church.”
Francis lamented “the daily spilling of the innocent
blood of women, of children, of immigrants, those who are persecuted because of
race, social status or religious beliefs.”
The Pope spoke of “shame for all the scenes of
devastation, destruction and drowning that have become ordinary in our lives.”
Adding “that good will triumph despite its apparent
defeat.”
In 2017 alone, more than 650 migrants have died (or
are unaccounted for) while trying to cross the sea.
Francis presided at a traditional candlelight Via
Crucis (Way of the Cross) service at Rome’s Colosseum attended by some 20,000
people and protected by heavy security following recent attacks in European
cities.
Francis watched as a large wooden cross was carried
in procession, stopping 14 times to mark events in the last hours of Jesus’
life from being sentenced to death to his burial, according to Reuters
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