Pope calls for a firm stand against 'shameful
crime' of human trafficking
Pope Francis on Sunday looked ahead to the
World Day against Trafficking in Persons, marked each year on 30 July, and said
it is everyone’s responsibility to take a stand against the shameful crime.
Pope Francis has appealed to all men and women of
goodwill to take responsibility, denounce injustice and stand firm against the
"shameful crime" of human trafficking.
Addressing the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s
Square for the Sunday Angelus, the Pope recalled that Monday, 30
July, is World Day against Trafficking in Persons, promoted by
the United Nations.
“This scourge, he said, reduces many men,
women and children to slavery”.
It’s aim, he continued, is to exploit them for
cheap labour, for the sex trade, for the trade of organs, to force them to beg
or to engage in delinquency.
Francis also highlighted the fact that “the
routes of migration are also often used by traffickers and exploiters to
recruit new victims of trafficking”.
Pope Francis has repeatedly denounced human
trafficking, which is believed to claim 40 milliion victims worldwide, calling
it a “crime against humanity.”
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