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Pope Francisco on Tuesday (18) criticized nationalist leaders for accusing immigrants of country-specific problems and creating mistrust of society seeking to become dishonest and to promote xenophobic and racist policies.
"Political rhetoric that tends to ascribe to immigrants all the evil and deprive the poor of hope is unacceptable," said the pope, who has not mentioned any country or leader.
The pontiff, 82 years old The defense of immigrants, a pillar of his papacy, made these remarks in his message on the occasion of the World Day of Peace of the Catholic Church, January 1, addressed Heads of State and Government and international organizations.
The pope said the current times are "marked by a climate of mistrust rooted in fear of others or strangers, or in anguish for his own personal safety".
Francisco lamented that mistrust "is also manifest at the political level, in the face of rejectionist attitudes or nationalisms that raise doubts about the fraternity that our globalized world so badly needs".
The message comes at a time when immigration is one of the most polarizing issues in countries such as the United States, Italy, Germany, and Hungary .
Francisco has already been chatting with US President Donald Trump and right-wing Italian politician Matteo Salvini about immigrant rights.
Last week, the Pope paid tribute to the first-ever United Nations Global Compact on Migration, which sets goals for improving migration management.
Several countries, including the United States, Italy, Hungary and Poland, have not attended the meeting in Morocco, while the future Chancellor of the Government, Jair Bolsonaro, has already announced that he would withdraw from the pact.
'Beatitudes of Político & # 39;
Francisco denounced a list of "vices" of politicians claiming to have undermined genuine democracy and upset public life through various forms of corruption.
These included misappropriation of public resources, dishonest gains, xenophobia, racism, lack of interest in the environment and looting of natural resources.
He proposes eight "Political Beatitudes", first formulated by the late Vietnamese cardinal François-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, as a guide to the behavior of people in public office.
These, he said, would set goals for politicians who, among other qualities, should have a deep understanding of their role, illustrate their personal credibility, work for the common good and make radical changes.
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