...Argentine liberation theologist, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was elected pope in 2013. Rather than setting up shop in Avignon, where he belongs, the first Jesuit Pope chose to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse instead of the papal apartments. That was to show how humble he is. He is big on climate change, against consumerism, and in favor of throwing a blanket over homosexual activity within the clergy. He's not real sure about the Resurrection, about Christ's divinity, and a few other things that would have gotten him burned at the stake a few hundred years ago, but he's hot for a certain South American Earth Mother Goddess...
called on national and international authorities to take action to stop the bloodshed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material...
following a week in which dozens were killed in the North Kivu province.
At the end of his weekly Sunday prayers on St Peter’s Square, he said the victims included many Christians.
"Painful news continues to arrive of battles and massacres that are happening in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo," the pontiff said.
"I appeal to the national authorities and the international community to do all that is possible to stop the violence and to protect civilian lives."
He said many Christians were among the victims of the recent attacks. Francis said they were "killed in hatred of their faith" and described them as "deaders".