15-04-2017 11:20 via yahoo.com

On Good Friday, Pope speaks of shame for Church and humanity

By Philip PullellaROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis, presiding at a Good Friday service, asked God for forgiveness for scandals in the Catholic Church and for the "shame" of humanity becoming inured to daily scenes of bombed cities and drowning migrants.Francis presided at a traditional candlelight Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) service at Rome's Colosseum attended by some 20,000 people and protected by heavy security following recent attacks in European cities.Francis sat while a large wooden cross
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