Pope Francis preached a message of forgiveness to a huge crowd in his first public Mass in Myanmar, a predominantly Buddhist nation. "I know that many in Myanmar bear the wounds of violence, wounds both visible and invisible," Francis told the crowd in Italian that was translated into Burmese. "The way of revenge is not the way of Jesus," he said, speaking from an altar erected on a traditional Buddhist-style stage. Before Mass, Francis looped around the park in his open-sided popemobile, waving to the flag-waving crowds that continued to pour in as the service began. ———Visit the AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.comVisit AP Images online: http://www.apimages.com

Source: ABC News November 29, 2017 05:37 UTC