Pope Francis wraps up his visit to Mozambique by meeting with HIV-infected mothers and children at a Catholic Church-run hospital in one of countries hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic, nwinfield writes.
Pope Francis arrives at Zimpeto Stadium where he will celebrate a Holy Mass, in Maputo, Mozambique, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. He flies later Friday to Madagascar for the second leg of his weeklong trip to Africa.
“Mozambique is a land of abundant natural and cultural riches, yet paradoxically, great numbers of its people live below the poverty line,” Francis told the faithful at Mass in the Zimpeto stadium. “And at times it seems that those who approach with the alleged desire to help have other interests. Sadly, this happens with brothers and sisters of the same land, who let themselves be corrupted.”
Francis appeared to refer to the scandal in his homily when he referred to corrupt public officials, saying, “It is very dangerous to think that this is the price to be paid for foreign aid.” Mozambique, which endured a 15-year civil war, has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world at nearly 13 percent. Sant’Egidio says the rate is 23 percent in Maputo.
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