In the collective unconscious there is the idea, “Africa must be exploited”: Enough of this!
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Pope Francis is urging the powers of the world to allow Africa the dignity it deserves.
On this February 8, at the general audience, he gave a round-up of his trip last week to DRC and South Sudan.
He lamented that Africa is a “continent that has been colonized, exploited, plundered.”
In the face of all this I said two words. The first is negative: “Enough!” Stop exploiting Africa! I have said several times that in the collective unconscious there is [the idea], “Africa must be exploited”: Enough of this! I have said that.
The second word is positive: together, together with dignity, all together, and with mutual respect, together in the name of Christ, our hope, to go forward. Do not exploit, and go forward together.
And today we celebrate...
