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Pope visits Canary Islands dock of shame, honors drowned migrants with sea tribute

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Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands to highlight the migrant crisis, meeting refugees and humanitarian workers. He honored the thousands who died at sea by casting flowers into the ocean and blessing a cross made from migrant boat wood.

  1. US
    Leo XIV
    Catholic Church
    1. May history not accuse us of turning the pain of those who suffer into a common sight along our shores.
    2. If others have put a price on your body, know that God has never ceased to recognize your inestimable worth.
    3. Dear migrants, before saying anything else to you, I want to bow before your dignity.
    4. Every life lost on these routes is a failure for the human family.
    5. A human conscience, and even more so a Christian conscience, cannot remain indifferent in the face of these graveyards of the sea, to the victims of shipwrecks and the lack of aid.
    6. It is not enough to manage arrivals, distribute statistics, reinforce borders or lament deaths after they have occurred.
    7. In a sense, all of us are migrants, for we are all pilgrims on our way to our heavenly homeland.
    8. You are not just numbers or files. You are people who have left behind families and homes. You have dreams that no one has the right to despise.
    9. Even today, monsters lurk in these seas: mafias that profit from despair, traffickers who enslave women and children, and those whose indifference allows the poor to be swallowed up by exploitation or forgetfulness.
    10. The moral greatness of a nation is manifested, above all, in its capacity to accompany, protect and love those lives that are most fragile.
  2. ES
    Juan Carlos Lorenzo
    Spanish Commission for Refugees in the Canary Islands
    1. It will serve as a strong affirmation of the defence of human rights, respect and the dignity that all ​people deserve, regardless of their origin.
  3. ES
    Mohamed Amjahdi
    Spanish Islamic Commission
    1. It doesn't matter whether you're Christian or not, whether you're white or black -- everyone receives the same support.
    2. We also appreciate the Catholic Church and the vital work it does for migrants. When it comes to helping migrants, there's no distinction.
    3. We really value this visit. It's very important for us at such a critical moment.
  4. ES
    Claudia De Las Casas
    1. In the end, they are looking for opportunities, leaving behind the hardships they face in their own countries.

sources

  1. 1.Arab News
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.Le Monde
  4. 4.Los Angeles Times
  5. 5.Golf News
  6. 6.The Irish Times
  7. 7.The Times of India
  8. 8.The New York Times
  9. 9.Agence France-Presse
  10. 10.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.US under Donald Trump
  3. 3.Immigration
  4. 4.Italian Foreign Policy
  5. 5.Catholic Church

countries

  1. 1.SpainES
  2. 2.United StatesUS
  3. 3.NigeriaNG
  4. 4.ItalyIT
  5. 5.GambiaGM
  6. 6.MoroccoMA
  7. 7.LibyaLY
  8. 8.SenegalSN
  9. 9.TunisiaTN
  10. 10.UkraineUA

organizations

  1. 1.Catholic Church
  2. 2.UN International Organization for Migration
  3. 3.Socialist Party
  4. 4.Caminando Fronteras
  5. 5.Europol
  6. 6.Spanish Parliament
  7. 7.European Union
  8. 8.Spanish Commission for Refugees in the Canary Islands
  9. 9.Spanish Islamic Commission
  10. 10.White House

persons

  1. 1.Leo XIVUS
  2. 2.Claudia De Las CasasES
  3. 3.Pedro SánchezES
  4. 4.Donald TrumpUS
  5. 5.Aliu Ceesay
  6. 6.Bousso Diouf
  7. 7.Juan Carlos LorenzoES
  8. 8.Mame Amandou Neang
  9. 9.Mohamed AmjahdiES
  10. 10.Tito ​Villarmea

technicals

  1. 1.Canary Islands
  2. 2.Atlantic Ocean
  3. 3.Lampedusa Island
  4. 4.Mediterranean
  5. 5.Christianity
  6. 6.Islam
  7. 7.Dock Of Shame
  8. 8.Gospels
  9. 9.La Sagrada Familia
Pope visits Canary Islands dock of shame, honors drowned migrants with sea tribute