After the sinking of the boat of 27 migrants off Calais on Wednesday November 24, Cardinal Robert Sarah returned to the tragedy and the migration issue on the air in Europe 1.
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My reaction is a revolt.
There is a triple betrayal.
We are withdrawing young people from Africa, intelligences, living forces, who are torn from their country.
Then, we present to these young people Europe like Eldorado, we tell them that they will have everything, while this is not true.
And finally, we do not react against the smugglers who take advantage of their naivety and make them succumb in the open sea. We should fight against this evil at the root and present Europe as it is, with its difficulties too
”, t -he assures.
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Keeping your roots
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Cardinal Robert Sarah asserted that borders do exist. "
The important thing is to help Africa to develop locally, and to ensure that these young people find work and stay at home
," he continues. According to him, Europe must become aware "
that it is necessary to discern, to evolve with intelligence while keeping its roots, while keeping its tradition
". He underlines the importance of generational transmission by declaring: “
my idea is that each one keeps his roots, his cultural and historical richness, and communicates it to his children. This is what we have all received
”.
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The best welcome you can offer these migrants is to develop their country, that they stay at home
", he concludes after comparing Europe to "
self-destruction
".