Migrants must be rescued rather than
being pushed back, the Italian Bishops Conference (CEI) chief
said Thursday.
"Migrants must be rescued and not pushed back to unsafe or
third countries, also because we take on responsibilities if we
entrust them to third parties," said Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti
at the presentation of the Astalli Centre migrant report.
"(Migrant) landings in Italy have dropped but the deaths are
rising.
"Every death is an offence that strikes all humankind".
Asked if self-described Christian politics was actually
Christian in its actions, he replied: "I don't have an
instrument to measure faith. I say (Interior Minister Matteo
Salvini's) migrant-security decree is insufficient and must be
mitigated".
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