Published 22:24 IST, October 7th 2019
Pope says no difference between Amazonian headgear and Vatican hats
The Pope has denounced offensive words spoken against Amazon's indigenous people, saying that a feather headdress is no more absurd than hats worn by cardinals
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On October 7, Pope Francis has deunced offensive words spoken against Amazon's indigeus people, considering that a fear hedress is more absurd than hats worn in Vatican. He me se comments at opening of an assembly aimed at Amazon's poverty-stricken and isolated indigeus communities that he was pained to hear a sarcastic comment about a religious man with fears on his he who brought an offering. Pope also pointed out and asked difference between having fears on your he and three-peaked hat worn by certain officials in diocese.
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Three-week Amazon assembly
three-week assembly gars 184 bishops which include 113 from nine countries of pan-Amazon region, including Brazil. Representatives of indigeus peoples, some with ir hes embellished with shed fears, are attending syd, with many assembling at Saint Peter's Square on Monday. dressing an audience of around 250 people, Pope publicly deunced offensive words used for indigeus people and rejected deductive ideological colonisations. working document for syd, kwn as "instrumentum laboris", deunces in scathing terms social injustices and crimes, including murders, and suggests a Church action plan. document has been condemned by ultra-conservative Roman Catholics but pope urged Monday on gared bishops to feel free to draw ir own final document. He called record "a martyr text destined for destruction" which incited laughter from audiences before assembly got down to work.
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Pope said he is t afraid of Schism
Vatican Pope Francis on September 10 said that he is t afraid of a schism in Catholic Church, amid criticisms from conservative Catholics. He, however, ded that he didn't wish for such a situation to arise. Holy Pope said so while onboard on papal plane answering a query of a journalist. Pope was returning to Rome after his 6-day visit to Mozambique, Magascar, and Mauritius. During his visit, he focused mainly on three mes at heart of his papacy: combating poverty, environmental degration, and political corruption.
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(With inputs from ncies)
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19:10 IST, October 7th 2019