“This beautiful sea has become a huge cemetery,” said the pontiff, on his visit to a hilltop memorial above Marseille with sweeping views across the Mediterranean. He appealed for more compassion in dealing with a tragedy “caused by the cruel trafficking and the fanaticism of indifference.”
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