On his way back to Rome from Bahrain, Pope Francis turned to the immigration office.

“The Mediterranean is perhaps the biggest graveyard, human life must be saved, but Italy, this government cannot do anything without an agreement with Europe, without the responsibility of Europe,” he stressed.

“Each EU government must say, agree on how many migrants it can accept”, and “The European Union must pursue a policy of assistance and cooperation. This cannot place on Greece, Italy, Spain and Cyprus the full responsibility for the migrants arriving on their shores,” the pontiff added.

According to Pope Francis, Europe should try to approve Africa’s development plans, because “it is hypocritical to think that the problem of migrants can be solved in Europe.”

Finally, the pope stressed that he believes that the new Italian government, like the previous ones, will continue to save human lives, because “the opposite would be inhumane.”

Source: RES-IPE