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Days Before U.S. Election, Pope Francis Warns Against Politics of Fear
In a speech delivered at the Vatican just three days before the U.S. presidential election, Pope Francis urged social justice activists from around the world not to give into the politics of fear by building walls but instead work to build bridges.
“Because fear—as well as being a good deal for the merchants of arms and death—weakens and destabilizes us, destroys our psychological and spiritual defenses, numbs us to the suffering of others,” he said.
“In the end,” he continued, “it makes us cruel.”
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Francis also offered some advice on how to fight terrorism and oppression, saying, “the best antidote is love. Love heals everything.”
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/dispatches/days-us-election-pope-francis-warns-against-politics-fear“Because fear—as well as being a good deal for the merchants of arms and death—weakens and destabilizes us, destroys our psychological and spiritual defenses, numbs us to the suffering of others,” he said.
“In the end,” he continued, “it makes us cruel.”
snip
Francis also offered some advice on how to fight terrorism and oppression, saying, “the best antidote is love. Love heals everything.”