Before being admitted, Pope Francis gave an interview to the Argentine channel C5N, an interview that was only made public on Saturday. From Brazil to the war in Ukraine, there were various issues addressed by the head of the Catholic Church, beginning with the case of sexual abuse in the Church. Francis attributes the laurels of these denunciations to Benedict XVI.
In this interview, the Pope says that although the figures point to 3% of cases of sexual abuse of minors, the figure is “sufficient”.
Regarding the war in Ukraine, Francis believes that a country that needs to be at war shows that it is “weak” and stresses that the worst thing is the “arms trade.”
From the conflict in Ukraine to court cases in Brazil. Pope Francis defends that Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff were targets of the use of justice for “political persecution”. For the head of the Catholic Church, Lula was sentenced based on “various indications” but not on “evidence of a crime.”
According to Francisco, Lula da Silva was “victim of the manipulation of the laws” as an “instrument to combat political opponents.”
The Pope also stresses the need for “racist politicians” and for a justice “that is not exploited.”
This interview with Pope Francis was published at the beginning of Holy Week. The leader of the Catholic Church celebrates, this Sunday, the Palm Sunday mass, which marks the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem, this being one of the most important moments of Holy Week.
Source: TSF
