Pope urges young people not to remain silent
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Ricky Lim ·
Pope Francis on Sunday (Mar 25) urged young people not to allow themselves to be silenced and to stand up for what they believe in, a day after more than a million people in the United States took part in student-led protests demanding tighter gun control.
"Dear young people, you have it in you to shout," the pontiff told the traditional Palm Sunday mass on Saint Peter's Square, which this year coincides with World Youth Day.
But he pointed to a passage in the Bible where Jesus had been asked to rebuke his disciples for speaking out against injustice.
The pope quoted Jesus' reply, saying "'If these were silent, the very stones would cry out'."
"Please, make that choice, before the stones themselves cry out," he urged young people.
The marches "for our lives" across the US on Saturday were spearheaded by survivors of a shooting in a Florida high school last month where 17 people were killed.
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Shame on Trump leadership - for not protecting the lives of US young from gun threat.
So shameful that it needs the Pope, the young themselves to march for their lives.
And equally shameful for Trump idols and ardent supporters such as Sheen Zong San, Jessis Ng and many others - to idolise a useless leader for leading US to such a state and turning all US friends and allies into adversaries - and yet your ignorant idols still idolise you - no matter how you womanise, a serial liar and many other vices.
"Dear young people, you have it in you to shout," the pontiff told the traditional Palm Sunday mass on Saint Peter's Square, which this year coincides with World Youth Day.
But he pointed to a passage in the Bible where Jesus had been asked to rebuke his disciples for speaking out against injustice.
The pope quoted Jesus' reply, saying "'If these were silent, the very stones would cry out'."
"Please, make that choice, before the stones themselves cry out," he urged young people.
The marches "for our lives" across the US on Saturday were spearheaded by survivors of a shooting in a Florida high school last month where 17 people were killed.
---
Shame on Trump leadership - for not protecting the lives of US young from gun threat.
So shameful that it needs the Pope, the young themselves to march for their lives.
And equally shameful for Trump idols and ardent supporters such as Sheen Zong San, Jessis Ng and many others - to idolise a useless leader for leading US to such a state and turning all US friends and allies into adversaries - and yet your ignorant idols still idolise you - no matter how you womanise, a serial liar and many other vices.
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