From Reuters:
“Pope
criticises people going on holiday to flee COVID lockdowns”
Pope Francis
condemned on Sunday people who had gone abroad on holiday to escape coronavirus
lockdowns, saying they needed to show greater awareness of the suffering of
others. Speaking after his weekly noon blessing, Francis said he had read
newspaper reports of people catching flights to flee government curbs and seek
fun elsewhere. “They didn’t think about those who were staying at home, of the
economic problems of many people who have been hit hard by the lockdown, of the
sick people. (They thought) only about going on holiday and having fun,” the
pope said. “This really saddened me,” he said in a video address from the
library of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. The traditional Angelus blessing is
normally given from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, but it was moved
indoors to prevent any crowds gathering and limit the spread of COVID-19. “We
don’t know what 2021 will reserve for us, but what all of us can do together is
make a bit more of an effort to take care of each other. There is the
temptation to take care only of our own interests,” he added. Many countries
have imposed strict restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus, which
has killed some 1.83 million people worldwide, according to the latest Reuters
tally.
^ There needs to
be more fines and punishments for anybody – Politician or Ordinary People –
that break Covid-19 restrictions without a valid reason (ie. health, safety,
work, etc.) The Pope is right to call-out people who break these restrictions. ^
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