Pope Francis said on Wednesday March 17 that he too was “
on his knees
” to “
stop the violence
” in Burma, in an allusion to viral images of a nun kneeling in prayer in front of soldiers.
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"
Once again and with so much sadness, I feel the urgency to bring up the dramatic situation in Burma, where so many people, especially young people, are losing their lives to offer hope to their country
" , declared the pope at the end of his traditional general audience on Wednesday.
“
I too get down on my knees on the roads of Myanmar and say stop the violence.
I too stretch out my arms and say that dialogue prevails.
Blood doesn't solve anything.
May dialogue prevail,
”added the Argentine Pontiff, who has already intervened on several occasions since the start of the peaceful uprising against the coup d'état that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1.
On March 8, Sister Ann Rose Nu Twang knelt in front of the Burmese security forces, spreading her arms outstretched, an act of bravery immortalized by local media that toured the world.
"
Do not shoot the children,
" she begged in the streets of Myitkyina (north), the scene of almost daily gatherings since the putsch.
In vain, three pro-democracy demonstrators were killed that day.
