Zuppi says no more deaths at borders, no walls but bridges

Migrants ask to be considered for what they are: people

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Jul 03 2024
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Zuppi says no more deaths at b

Italian Bishops Conference (CEI) chief Cardinal Matteo Zuppi said Wednesday there should be no more migrant deaths at Italian borders and Italy should not build walls but bridges for those wanting to come to Europe.
    "The too many deaths warn us not to accept the old and new seeds of hatred and prejudice. We do not want borders to be walls or, worse, trenches, but hinges and bridges! ," said the archbishop of Bologna and Ukraine peace envoy, speaking at opening ceremony of the Social Week of Italian Catholics, in Trieste.
    "We want this because this is the testament of those who have lost their lives on the borders.
    "We also want it for those who, at the price of terrible suffering, have become migrants and ask to be considered what they are: people! "The Gospel helps us to understand that we are made for each other, therefore with each other.
    "Our common home requires a human and spiritually universal heart."