KRAKOW, Poland — As he began his first official visit to Poland, Pope Francis
on Wednesday said “the world is at war,” and he challenged the
conservative governments of Central and Eastern Europe to soften their resistance to migrants seeking refuge.
The
pope’s visit to the southern Polish city of Krakow to celebrate World
Youth Day, a major event on the Roman Catholic calendar, began just a
day after the horrific killing of a priest in France.
The
priest, the Rev. Jacques Hamel, 85, was celebrating Mass in a small
town in Normandy when two men with knives entered the church and slit
his throat. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
Francis, 79, was clearly shaken by the attack, and he appeared solemn and pensive as he headed to Poland, the first stop on a trip to Central and Eastern Europe.
“The world is at war,” he told reporters on his plane from Rome to Krakow. “We don’t need to be afraid to say this.” NY Times
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