Pope prays for lost "refugees" on visit to Mediterranean island

[Dedworth]

On the first pastoral visit of his papacy, Pope Francis shunned protocol and politics on a visit to the tiny island of Lampedusa off the coast of Sicily to pray for refugees and migrants lost at sea.



http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/08/world/europe/pope-lampedusa-refugees/index.html

I wonder how many of these "refugees" are being housed in the Vatican City ?

There is a bit of precedent after WW2 German "refugees" en route to South America were given sanctuary

[grahamw48]

Just about to ask the same question.

I don't think Jesus will be very impressed with his fan club management team and their gold-encrusted temples during his 3rd coming. :NoNo:

[bigmarco]

More of the same. They should have picked a younger Pope who would have brought the Catholic Church into 21st Century with common sense proposals on Contraception and Celibacy.:NoNo: