Pope Francis said Thursday migrants should be valued for their dreams and talents rather than treated as a “problem to me managed.”
“I find it greatly disheartening to see that migration is still shrouded in a dark cloud of mistrust, rather than being seen as a source of empowerment,” the pontiff declared in his yearly address to members of the diplomatic corps.
“People on the move are seen simply as a problem to be managed,” he lamented, urging that they not be “treated like objects to be moved about.”
Migrants “have dignity and resources that they can offer to others; they have their own experiences, needs, fears, aspirations, dreams, skills and talents,” he said.
What is needed is an international effort to confront the phenomenon of migration by creating “safe regular pathways,” the pope proposed.
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