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Tens of thousands of Mexicans cheer the Pope
The Argentina-born Pope Francis visited Mexico. The believers are thrilled. The elites reads the Pontiff and the Levites.
Tens of thousands of enthusiastic Mexicans rejoiced at the roadsides, as Pope Francis in the open “Pope-mobile came into” the national Palace in the capital Mexico city and drove (in the article).
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Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto received the head of the Roman Catholic Church with military honors. The anthems of Mexico and the Vatican were played and the delegations of both sides will be presented. Then came Francis and Nieto in a private meeting together.
A call for justice
In a speech before representatives of the civil society, before businessmen and diplomats in the national Palace, the Pope for justice and internal security in the violence and social contrasts-influenced Mexico.
The pursuit of privileges and personal benefits for a few prepare the society ground for corruption, drug trafficking, violence, human trafficking, kidnappings, and death. This would cause Suffering and brake the development of the country.
Mexico’s President Nieto gives the Pope when greeting a Sombrero (photo: Reuters)
Church wants cooperation
Francis called for in his speech in new forms of Dialogue between political, social and economic forces in Mexico. The Catholic Church wool work with the government. All Mexicans should have access to housing, work, food, justice, security and a healthy environment, said the Pope. The social, cultural and political elites have a special responsibility to ensure that all citizens have the opportunity were given, Would your own skills in the family and in all areas of society.
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Historic embrace in Havana
‘Meeting with Cyril
Francis was on Friday night from Cuba coming in Mexico arrived. On the socialist island had the Argentines a piece of Church history, wrote: During a brief stop he was the first time with the Russian Patriarch Kirill a personal conversation together.
The meeting in Havana is regarded as a milestone since the Kirchenspaltung in front of almost 1000 years, there had never been a Meeting between a Pope and a head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Together called Francis and Cyril for the protection of the Christians especially in the Middle East.
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