After leaving Cyprus, the Pope arrived in Greece, the second stage of his journey. In his speech to the Greek authorities and civil society, Bergoglio underlined: “Here democracy was born. The cradle, millennia later, has become a home, a great house of democratic peoples: I am referring to the European Union and the dream of peace. and fraternity that it represents for so many peoples “.
“However, one cannot but note with concern – Francis denounced – how today, not only on the European continent, there is a retreat of democracy. It requires the participation and involvement of all and therefore requires effort and patience. complex, while authoritarianism is hasty and the easy reassurances offered by populisms appear tempting “.
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