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Pope calls migrant crisis ‘shipwreck of civilization’

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Pope Francis visits the island of Lesbos to meet with the the refugees and migrants at the Mavrovouni camp, Greece, December 5, 2021. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS

By Philip Pullella and Lefteris Papadimas

LESBOS, Greece – Pope Francis condemned the exploitation of migrants for political purposes on Sunday during a visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, branding the global indifference to their plight the “shipwreck of civilization”.

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Pope calls migrant crisis ‘shipwreck of civilization’

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