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Pope Francis joins the lynching outbreak debate in Argentina
In a letter addressed to two Argentine humanists living in Sweden, Pope Francis deeply regretted the murder of an 18-year-old who was beat to death by a group of Rosario citizens after he had allegedly stolen a woman’s purse. “The worst that can happen to us is to forget about that scene,” the pontiff said. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesThe Pope sent a condolence letter to the mother of a criminal that was killed in Rosario by a mob of citizens that had cried her face out in front o the cameras after her son had faced justice of the people. Yesterday she made national headlines again. Only in Argentina the mother of a criminal that should apologize to society for bringing to the world a criminal and failing to educate him gets coverage by the national media.
Apr 10th, 2014 - 12:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0With all due respect I think his holiness should go and f*ck himself.
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Apr 10th, 2014 - 01:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I could not agree more with you, well said.
“and personally affirming that the one way to battle crime is social inclusion”
Apr 10th, 2014 - 01:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There have been ten years of “Victory” on the social inclusion front.
This would mean that crime problems have then gone down significantly in the past ten years, not up. Is there anything else lacking in the battle against crime?
Is it possible the police are being paid to do a job, and they are collecting their pay check, but not doing their job?
Hey Pope-corn Francis!
Apr 10th, 2014 - 01:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 025000 violent deaths in Venezuela last year.
96% unsolved.
Any condolences for the mothers of those?
Typical popery playing to the home crowd.
MercoPress - please have your editor look in an English dictionary and understand the difference between a lynching which requires a rope and hanging the victim (s) versus actions by vigilantes. A beating alone regardless of how severe is not a lynching.
Apr 10th, 2014 - 02:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I have defended the Pope in previous posts but here I agree that he's giving too much time to Argentina in a biased way. Yes it is his country but he's the Pope now, to everyone, not just to his homeland.
Apr 11th, 2014 - 12:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0@1 couldn't agree more
Apr 11th, 2014 - 11:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0He needs to come out and blast parents of these scumbags.
But then the crux of the problem is the church wanting all these criminal peasants to breed.
I just saw him on TV dealing with the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests.
Apr 11th, 2014 - 06:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not a catholic, but can not help feeling, they picked the right man for the job.
All popery is subject to analysis.
Apr 12th, 2014 - 01:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0Superstitious bollocks mainly.
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