Pope condemns anti-blockade protesters and accuses them of thinking only of themselves

Pope Francis has criticized anti-lockdown protesters and those who complain about restrictive measures during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing them of being selfish.

The Pope said there has been an increase in those who have thought only of themselves and argued that there must be a change.

It comes as hundreds of protesters in Italy and Spain clashed with police on Friday over new coronavirus measures to slow the spread of the virus amid a second rising wave of infections.

The pontiff said there is still hope, since there are those who, instead, take responsibility with others and seek a solution so that no one is left behind.

He argued that the pandemic has brought organizational and development models to a “crisis” and claimed that it has exposed “many injustices, worrying silence, and social and health failures.”

The Pope criticized the anti-blockade protesters, accusing them of being selfish. Above, Pope Francis greets the faithful from a distance during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall in Vatican City on October 14.

Countries trying to save their economies run the risk of “forgetting that genuine development must promote all people and the human being as a whole,” he said.

“We did not come out of the crisis the same; we can get better or worse, but never the same,” the Pope told Politika.

The 83-year-old added: “Crises have the ability to exacerbate existing injustices that we were used to and could unconsciously justify; but they can highlight best practices and reactions among us.”

“On the one hand, we have authentic ‘urban heroes’ armed with solidarity and silent, concrete and daily commitment, who take responsibility with others and seek concrete solutions so that no one is left behind.”

The 83-year-old said that we have to “change” and take responsibility for others. Above, Pope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on November 1.

Condemning the anti-closure protesters, Pope Francis said: “On the other hand, we have an increase in the number of those who mercilessly profited from the misfortune of others, those who think only of themselves, who protested or were they complained about certain restrictive measures, they could not accept that not everyone has the same capacities and resources to face the pandemic. “

He continued: “We need a change.

“The pandemic put our organizational and development models in crisis; it has exposed many injustices, the disturbing silence and social and health failures, subjecting a large number of our brothers to processes of exclusion and social degradation.”