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Pope Francis Denounces "Colonialist Mentality" 2wards Africa Ahead Of His Trip 2 Africa((HAHAHA))!!! WEEY GUUD !!!

Post by tarik » 26 Jan 2023, 16:59

Pope Francis Denounces ‘Colonialist Mentality’ Toward Africa Ahead of Planned Trip

Pope Francis is set to embark on a one-week trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan later in January. The visit, which will be Francis's fourth to the African continent since becoming Pope in 2013, was originally scheduled for July 2022 but was postponed for health reasons.
Pope Francis has criticized the "colonial mentality" practiced by the international community towards the African continent, arguing that Africa has historically been exploited and the specter of exploitation is still hovering over it presently.
“There is a historical, geographical reality. In Italian it is said 'Africa va fruttata', that is, Africa is meant to be exploited. And that is a kind of colonialist mentality that remains,” said Francis.

The Pope’s remarks came a week ahead of his planned trip to the African continent that includes the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.
Francis named two reasons standing behind the continuance of such attitude toward African.
“[It] is a problem of our attitude and of not yet [having the] courage of total independence on their part,” the Pope said.