Pope Slams ‘Great Powers’ Over Mass Deaths in 20th Century [View all]

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Source: AP

(TURIN, Italy) — Pope Francis on Sunday denounced what he calls the “great powers” of the world for failing to act when there was intelligence indicating Jews, Christians, homosexuals and others were being transported to death camps in Europe during World War II.

He also decried the deaths of Christians in gulags in Russia under the Stalin dictatorship, which followed the war.

The pope’s harsh assessments came in impromptu remarks during his visit to Turin, northern Italy, when he told young people he understands how they find it hard to trust the world.

“The great powers had photographs of the railway routes that the trains took to Auschwitz to kill Jews, Christians, homosexuals, everybody,” Francis said, citing the death camp in Poland, and asked: “Why didn’t they bomb” those railroad routes?

Read more: http://time.com/3929582/pope-francis-great-powers-world-war-two-armenia/

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Edit: I think the Pope is just pointing out the obvious, an "Emperor has no clothes" kind of statement, made in passing.