Pope Francis has spoken out to condemn those who have travelled on holiday to escape Covid-19 lockdowns.
Speaking after the weekly noon blessing, the Pontiff said people needed to show greater awareness of the suffering of others, after reading newspaper reports of people fleeing government measures to find fun elsewhere.
“They didn’t think about those who were staying at home, of the economic problems of many people who have been hit hard by the lockdown, of the sick people – only about going on holiday and having fun,” he said.
“This really saddened me,” he added in the video address from the library of the Vatican’s Apostlic Palace.
“We don’t know what 2021 will reserve for us, but what all of us can do together is make a bit more of an effort to take care of each other. There is the temptation to take care only of our own interests,” he added.
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