{"id":25505,"date":"2019-12-26T13:30:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?p=25505"},"modified":"2019-12-26T11:24:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T16:24:59","slug":"ceo-of-global-real-estate-empire-tells-others-to-host-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/26\/ceo-of-global-real-estate-empire-tells-others-to-host-migrants\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO of global real estate empire tells others to host migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“In Christmas Day Message, Pope Francis Shines Light On Migrant Suffering”<\/a> (NPR):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his annual Christmas Day address, Pope Francis offered a message of hope and a call for kindness to migrants around the world.<\/p>

“May the Son of God, come down to earth from heaven, protect and sustain all those who, due to these and other injustices, are forced to emigrate in the hope of a secure life,” the pontiff said from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.<\/p>

“It is injustice that makes them cross deserts and seas that become cemeteries,” he said. “It is injustice that turns them away from places where they might have hope for a dignified life, but instead find themselves before walls of indifference.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Pope Francis runs an enterprise that owns roughly 177 million acres of land around the world (source<\/a>). Is he offering to host migrants either in Vatican City or on other church-owned land?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Separately, why the emphasis on helping those who are young, healthy, and fit enough to migrate? If the goal is helping the unfortunate, shouldn’t priority be given to those who are too old, sick, or out of shape to trek across continents? Wouldn’t the true humanitarian send an Airbus A380 out to scoop up those whom migration would help the most?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally… Happy Kwanzaa!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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