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Pope Was Asked 'why Does God Allow Children To Become Prostitutes? by Titilayodeji13(m): 12:07pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Pope Francis was moved to embrace a tearful abandoned girl at a university in Manila after she asked why God allows children to become prostitutes. Glyzelle Palomar wept as she asked the Pope: “Many children get involved in drugs and prostitution. Why does God allow these things to happen to us? The children are not guilty of anything.” The pontiff, cementing his reputation as a champion of the poor and oppressed, took the 12-year-old in his arms to comfort her. He was so touched by the girl’s appeal that he abandoned his pre-prepared speech in English and instead responded to the child in Spanish, his native language. Visibly moved, the Pope said: “She is the only one who has put forward a question for which there is no answer and she was not even able to express it in words but rather in tears.” Calling on people to show compassion for the marginalised, he continued: “I invite each one of you to ask yourselves, 'Have I learned how to weep, how to cry when I see a hungry child, a child on the street who uses drugs, a homeless child, an abandoned child, an abused child, a child that society uses as a slave'?” The girl had been abandoned before being sheltered by a church-run community and was once homeless. She had been welcoming the Pope to the university, but broke down as she asked her emotional question. The religious leader was speaking at an event at a Catholic university in the Philippines’ capital, where 30,000 people had crowded to see Francis. Later, he said mass in Rizal Park, at the end of a seven day tour of Asia, where officials estimated more than 3,000,000 were in attendance. People had been waiting through the night for the park gates to open at dawn; nine hours before the mass was due to begin. Pope Francis was driven through the throng of people in a modified “popemobile” wearing a transparent yellow poncho over his white papal cassock and regularly stopped to kiss children and bless religious statues. In the Philippines it is thought that 1.2 million children live on the streets and 35.1 per cent of children were living in poverty in 2009, the last year such figures were collated, according to the Child Protection Network Foundation. The theme of compassion for the poor was central to the Pope’s visit and he attacked the “scandalous social inequalities” in the Philippines. The Catholic Church has grappled with a number of scandals in recent years, including the abuse of children by priests. Pope Francis is attempting to move on from this by modernising the church and acting in a more conciliatory manner than his predecessors. www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/pope-francis-embraces-girl-after-she-asks-why-does-god-allow-children-to-become prostitutes-9985855.html?cmpid=facebook-post |
Re: Pope Was Asked 'why Does God Allow Children To Become Prostitutes? by Nobody: 12:11pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
GOD does not allow..... he is not a man that forces u to do a will nor begs u not to follow his will.... he leaves u with option.... and u make ur option of becoming wat u want to become.... its never GODS will...for a man to die.... but man brought sin upon himself!!! |
Re: Pope Was Asked 'why Does God Allow Children To Become Prostitutes? by jingh(f): 12:15pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
God a question for you ? |
Re: Pope Was Asked 'why Does God Allow Children To Become Prostitutes? by Rich4god(m): 12:22pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
patrickdarlins:If you actually knw the situation some pple face, you will definately withdraw this your answer... |
Re: Pope Was Asked 'why Does God Allow Children To Become Prostitutes? by Rich4god(m): 12:23pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Just like the pope said, this her question doesnt have an answer, tryn to answer is like making a mockery of yourself... Only God knws why... |
Re: Pope Was Asked 'why Does God Allow Children To Become Prostitutes? by Orunto: 12:38pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Titilayodeji13: |
Re: Pope Was Asked 'why Does God Allow Children To Become Prostitutes? by lilcutie8916(m): 12:45pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
patrickdarlins:so those innocent and helpless children have an option? the infants dying in war torn areas have option too? |
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