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Pope Francis: Migrants are 'protagonists of a horrendous modern Odyssey'

Head of Catholic Church criticises Europe's lack of co-ordination over migration and asylum seekers

Jamie Prentis
Jamie Prentis

December 04, 2021

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Pope Francis has criticised Europe’s lack of co-ordination on migration and hit out at a continent “torn by nationalist egoism".

The head of the Catholic Church compared the plight of refugees and migrants making the dangerous journey to and through Europe to a “horrendous modern Odyssey".

Homer’s famed epic poem told the story of Greek hero Odysseus and his perilous 10-year journey home from the Trojan War.

Pope Francis, who is a long-time supporter of refugee rights, was speaking in Greece and will return on Sunday to Lesbos, the Greek island where thousands of migrants have lived in often horrendous conditions in recent years and a flashpoint of the 2015 refugee crisis.

The Pope, speaking shortly after arriving in Athens, said the European community “continues to temporise” and “appears at times blocked and unco-ordinated” instead of being an “engine of solidarity” on migration.

Greece has been one of the main entry points into the EU for migrants and refugees seeking asylum from the Middle East and elsewhere.

“In the past, ideological conflicts prevented the building of bridges between Eastern and Western Europe; today the issue of migration has led to breaches between South and North as well.

“I would like to encourage once again a global, communitarian vision with regard to the issue of migration, and to urge that attention be paid to those in greatest need, so that, in proportion to each country’s means, they will be welcomed, protected, promoted and integrated, in full respect for their human rights and dignity,” Pope Francis said.

He urged for “peaceful coexistence with all those who increasingly are forced to flee in search of a new home and new hope.

“They are the protagonists of a horrendous modern Odyssey.”

Speaking to political and cultural leaders in Greece he that multilateralism can address the major issues of the day, from protecting the environment to the Covid-19 pandemic and poverty.

“Politics needs this in order to put common needs ahead of private interests,” he said.

“Yet we cannot avoid noting with concern how today, and not only in Europe, we are witnessing a retreat from democracy.”

Pope Francis arrived in Greece from Cyprus, where he condemned the “slavery” and “torture” in migrant camps.

His visit to Athens is the first papal trip to the Greek capital since John Paul II in 2001. That had been the first visit by a Pope to Athens since the 1054 Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

Greece’s Catholic community is small, comprising only 1.2 per cent of the majority-Orthodox population.

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Pope Francis prays with migrants at the Roman Catholic church of the Holy Cross near the United Nations buffer zone in the Cypriot city of Nicosia. AFP
Pope Francis prays with migrants at the Roman Catholic church of the Holy Cross near the United Nations buffer zone in the Cypriot city of Nicosia. AFP
Worshippers take pictures of Pope Francis. AFP
Worshippers take pictures of Pope Francis. AFP
Pope Francis holds an ecumenical prayer with migrants. EPA
Pope Francis holds an ecumenical prayer with migrants. EPA
Pope Francis greets a woman holding a child after an ecumenical prayer with migrants. AFP
Pope Francis greets a woman holding a child after an ecumenical prayer with migrants. AFP
Pope Francis greets faithful at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus, where he is on the second day of his trip to the island.
Pope Francis greets faithful at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus, where he is on the second day of his trip to the island.
Thousands of faithful flocked to the football stadium in Nicosia to attend mass led by Pope Francis. EPA / ALESSANDRO DI MEO
Thousands of faithful flocked to the football stadium in Nicosia to attend mass led by Pope Francis. EPA / ALESSANDRO DI MEO
Overseas workers were among the thousands of Catholics who attended a mass celebrated by Pope Francis at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday morning. EPA / KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
Overseas workers were among the thousands of Catholics who attended a mass celebrated by Pope Francis at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday morning. EPA / KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
Worshippers wave flags at a football stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus, ahead of a mass celebrated by Pope Francis. The pontiff will head to Greece after he wraps up his visit to the island. EPA / KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
Worshippers wave flags at a football stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus, ahead of a mass celebrated by Pope Francis. The pontiff will head to Greece after he wraps up his visit to the island. EPA / KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
Pope Francis holds up the Eucharist during mass at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday morning, drawing thousands of Catholics. EPA / KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
Pope Francis holds up the Eucharist during mass at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday morning, drawing thousands of Catholics. EPA / KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
Worshippers seated in front of a Lebanese flag at a public mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Nicosia, Cyprus. (Photo by Amir MAKAR / AFP)
Worshippers seated in front of a Lebanese flag at a public mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Nicosia, Cyprus. (Photo by Amir MAKAR / AFP)
Young girls waving flags at Pope Francis' open air mass in Nicosia, Cyprus. EPA / KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
Young girls waving flags at Pope Francis' open air mass in Nicosia, Cyprus. EPA / KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
Pope Francis leads a Holy Mass at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus, as worshippers, many of whom are overseas workers, look on. EPA / KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
Pope Francis leads a Holy Mass at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus, as worshippers, many of whom are overseas workers, look on. EPA / KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
Pope Francis greets journalists onboard the papal plane before his five-day pastoral visit to Cyprus and Greece. The visit has been eagerly awaited by the estimated 25,000 Catholics in Cyprus. These include thousands of Maronites whose ancestors arrived from Syria and Lebanon, but most are overseas workers from the Philippines and South Asia, along with African migrants. AP
Pope Francis greets journalists onboard the papal plane before his five-day pastoral visit to Cyprus and Greece. The visit has been eagerly awaited by the estimated 25,000 Catholics in Cyprus. These include thousands of Maronites whose ancestors arrived from Syria and Lebanon, but most are overseas workers from the Philippines and South Asia, along with African migrants. AP
Pope Francis arrives at the airport in Larnaca, Cyprus. AP
Pope Francis arrives at the airport in Larnaca, Cyprus. AP
Pope Francis will use his trip to push two of his priorities: religious dialogue and the plight of migrants. AFP
Pope Francis will use his trip to push two of his priorities: religious dialogue and the plight of migrants. AFP
Pope Francis is the second Catholic pontiff to set foot on Cyprus, which has a Greek Orthodox majority. Benedict XVI visited in 2010. AFP
Pope Francis is the second Catholic pontiff to set foot on Cyprus, which has a Greek Orthodox majority. Benedict XVI visited in 2010. AFP
The visit by Pope Francis has been eagerly awaited by the estimated 25,000 Catholics in a country of about a million people. These include thousands of Maronites whose ancestors arrived from Syria and Lebanon, but most are overseas workers from the Philippines and South Asia, along with African migrants. AFP
The visit by Pope Francis has been eagerly awaited by the estimated 25,000 Catholics in a country of about a million people. These include thousands of Maronites whose ancestors arrived from Syria and Lebanon, but most are overseas workers from the Philippines and South Asia, along with African migrants. AFP
Pope Francis's trip to Cyprus and Greece is drawing new attention to the plight of migrants on Europe's borders. AP
Pope Francis's trip to Cyprus and Greece is drawing new attention to the plight of migrants on Europe's borders. AP
Pope Francis is greeted at Larnaca International Airport. Reuters
Pope Francis is greeted at Larnaca International Airport. Reuters
Pope Francis greets people upon his arrival in Larnaca. AFP
Pope Francis greets people upon his arrival in Larnaca. AFP
Children holding Lebanese flags wait for Pope Francis at Larnaca International Airport. Reuters
Children holding Lebanese flags wait for Pope Francis at Larnaca International Airport. Reuters

Up to 2,000 police are stationed in Athens to monitor possible disruptions by Orthodox hardliners.

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said co-operation with the Vatican was important and praised the role of religion in times of trouble.

“In difficult times with great trials for humanity such as the refugee and migration crisis, poverty, climate change, and the pandemic, the contribution of religion and the church has not only existential significance and is not limited to its flock,” she said.

“It is directly related to a policy of care and humanism, and it opens the way for peaceful coexistence and prosperity for all of us.”

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Our family matters legal consultant

Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.

Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
Updated: December 04, 2021, 7:49 PM