ECUMENICAL EVENT IN MALMÖ ARENA: ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS

[…] And after hearing these powerful witnesses, which make us think of our own lives and how we respond to situations of need all around us, I would like to thank all those governments that assist refugees, all the governments that help displaced persons and asylum-seekers.  For everything done to help these persons in need of protection is a great gesture of solidarity and a recognition of their dignity.  For us Christians, it is a priority to go out and meet the outcasts – for they are truly cast out of their homelands – and the marginalized of our world, and to make felt the tender and merciful love of God, who rejects no one and accepts everyone.  We Christians are called today to be active players in the revolution of tenderness. […]