Pope: Refugees deserve dignified welcome

Is the Pope coming out of the closet? I’m sorry folks, I realize that almost everyone reveres the Pope, but this hat is too much; and I’ll bet he’s wearing his cute red moccasins to match. TGO

Refer to brief story below. Source: Associated Press

SAN MARINO – Pope Benedict XVI says refugees deserve a dignified welcome from countries receiving them, until they can return home freely and safely.

Benedict marked World Refugee Day, which is being observed Monday, with an appeal Sunday to political leaders to “guarantee a welcome and dignified living conditions” for refugees.

He made the comments during a visit to San Marino, a tiny republic of some 30,000 people surrounded by Italy and located near the Adriatic city of Rimini.

More than 20,000 migrants from Tunisia and Libya have flocked to Italy in recent months fleeing unrest in North Africa. Italy’s center-right government has struck new agreements with Tunisia and Libya to return those who don’t qualify for refugee status.

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One Response to Pope: Refugees deserve dignified welcome

  1. GhostRider says:

    if I was His Holiness, I would wear a skull cap.

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