The people of Myanmar must not despair in the face of evil or allow themselves to be divided, Pope Francis said on Sunday at a special Mass for the Myanmar community in Italy. “He does not resign himself to evil, he does not let himself be overwhelmed by grief, he does not retreat into the bitterness of the defeated and disappointed,” he said. Myanmar is a predominantly Buddhist country and is home to fewer than 800,000 Roman Catholics. He also urged the people of Myanmar not to yield to “the logic of hatred and vengeance”, nor to compromise their values. The military has said its takeover was aimed at protecting democracy after a November election that it said was marred by fraud.

Source: Egypt Independent May 16, 2021 09:22 UTC