Post by Admin on Jul 25, 2013 11:11:49 GMT
Pope Francis on Wednesday warned Latin America against legalizing narcotics and urged courage in the face of deadly drug violence as he met addicts in a Brazilian hospital.
“The scourge of drug trafficking, which favours violence and sows the seeds of suffering and death, requires of society as a whole an act of courage,” Francis said as rain fell on the Saint Francis hospital.
“A reduction in the spread and influence of drug addiction will not be achieved by a liberalization of drug use, as is currently being proposed in various parts of Latin America,” he said on the third day of his weeklong trip to Brazil for a Catholic youth festival.
en.mercopress.com/2013/07/25/pope-francis-warns-latam-leaders-against-legalizing-narcotics-attack-roots-of-the-problem