Pope Francis challenged French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty, insisting Saturday that the continent does not face a migration “emergency” but rather a long-term reality that governments must deal with humanely.
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00:00 Pope Francis challenged French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty.
00:08 For a second day straight in the southern port city of Marseille, Francis took aim at EU countries that have tried to close their doors to migrants and tried to shame them into responding with charity instead.
00:19 Those who risk their lives at sea, do not invade. They seek shelter, they seek life. As for the emergency, the migratory phenomenon is not so much a momentary urgency, always good to defuse alarmist propaganda, but a fact of our times.
00:41 Macron, under criticism from conservatives and the far right, is pushing for the EU to strengthen its external borders and be more efficient in deporting those who are denied entry.
00:51 More than 130,000 migrants have arrived in Italy since January and over 2,300 died in the Mediterranean between January and June this year.
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01:03 (whooshing)