Pope Francis to pay silent visit to AuschwitzPope Francis was to meet Holocaust survivors at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland Friday, as well as people who risked their lives to save Jews from the Nazis. Scream against injusticePoland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich welcomed the pontiff’s intention to remain silent during his visit to the camp, saying “often people go to Auschwitz… and they are silent (about the horrors) for the rest of their lives”. More than 100,000 non-Jewish Poles, Roma, Soviet prisoners of war, homosexuals and anti-Nazi partisans also died at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in occupied Poland. He has repeatedly denounced those committing crimes in the name of religion, after Europe suffered a string of deadly jihadist attacks. The visit falls on the 75th anniversary of the day Kolbe was sentenced to death.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 29, 2016 07:41 UTC