BANGKOK — Pope Francis warned on Friday that technology and globalization were homogenizing young people around the world to the point where their uniqueness and cultural individuality were becoming endangered species. “This produces a cultural devastation that is just as serious as the disappearance of species of animals and plants,” he said. In a talk to priests and nuns gathered in the village church, Francis paid tribute to those killed to those killed for their faith in the past. Among them were seven Catholics, including three teenage girls, who were killed by Thai police in 1940 in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom. The World War Two period and other spells of persecution are considered aberrations and today relations between Buddhists and Catholics are generally very good.

Source: National Post November 22, 2019 10:30 UTC