Pope Francis, showing a bruise around his left eye and eyebrow caused by an accidental hit against the popemobile’s window glass while visiting the old sector of Cartagena,Colombia, is greeted by faithful on September 10, 2017. Nearly 1.3 million worshippers flocked to a mass by Pope Francis on Saturday in the Colombian city known as the stronghold of the late drug lord Pablo Escobar. / AFP PHOTO
Pope Francis says men who frequent prostitutes are criminals with a “sick mentality” who think that women exist to be exploited.
He insisted Monday: “This isn’t making love. This is torturing a woman. Let’s not confuse the terms.”
Pope Francis,
The Pope further asked forgiveness for all Christians who buy sex from women.
Francis spoke during a four-hour long listening session with 300 young people invited by the Vatican to brief church leaders about what kids these days think about the Catholic Church.
It’s a preparatory meeting for a big synod of bishops on the fall on young people.
Francis had urged the delegates to speak with courage. He insisted: “Young people must be taken seriously.”
Disclaimer
Comments expressed here do not reflect the opinions of Vanguard newspapers or any employee thereof.