{"id":1168728,"date":"2021-12-29T09:49:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T14:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1168728"},"modified":"2021-12-29T09:49:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T14:49:41","slug":"pope-francis-saint-joseph-was-a-persecuted-and-courageous-migrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-saint-joseph-was-a-persecuted-and-courageous-migrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis: Saint Joseph Was a \u2018Persecuted and Courageous Migrant\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpope-francis-saint-joseph-was-a-persecuted-and-courageous-migrant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1168728&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">ROME \u2014 Pope Francis presented Saint Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, as a \u201cpersecuted and courageous migrant\u201d in a provocative address in the Vatican Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Evangelist Matthew describes Saint Joseph \u201cas a persecuted and courageous migrant,\u201d the pope said during his weekly General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/audiences\/2021\/documents\/papa-francesco_20211229_udienza-generale.html\">Audience<\/a> in the Vatican. \u201cThis particular event in the life of Jesus, which also involves Joseph and Mary, is traditionally known as \u2018the flight into Egypt.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe family of Nazareth suffered such humiliation and experienced first-hand the precariousness, fear and pain of having to leave their homeland,\u201d he continued. \u201cToday so many of our brothers and sisters are still forced to experience the same injustice and suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I think we need a prayer for all migrants; migrants and all the persecuted, and all those who are victims of adverse circumstances: be they political, historical or personal circumstances,\u201d the pope said.<\/p>\n<p>Let us \u201cthink of the many people who are victims of wars, who want to flee from their homeland but cannot,\u201d he said. \u201cLet us think of the migrants who set out on that road to be free, so many of whom end up on the street or in the sea.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Let us \u201cthink of Jesus in the arms of Joseph and Mary, fleeing, and let us see in him each one of the migrants of today,\u201d he continued. \u201cMigration today is a reality to which we cannot close our eyes. It is a social scandal of humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19294202\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1231560871.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19294202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1231560871-702x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pope Francis leads mass at Baghdad\u2019s Saint Joseph Cathedral on the second day of the first papal visit to Iraq on March 6, 2021. (AYMAN HENNA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the audience, Francis counterposed King Herod with Saint Joseph, the first a \u201cdictator\u201d and the second a saint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flight of the Holy Family into Egypt saves Jesus, but unfortunately it does not prevent Herod from carrying out his massacre,\u201d the pope said. \u201cWe are thus faced with two opposing personalities: on the one hand, Herod with his ferocity, and on the other hand, Joseph with his care and courage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warning that all of us \u201chave in our heart the possibility of becoming little Herods,\u201d Francis painted a picture of a power-hungry despot who removed anyone in his path.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHerod wants to defend his power, his own skin, with ruthless cruelty, as attested to by the execution of one of his wives, some of his children and hundreds of opponents,\u201d he said. \u201cHe was a cruel man: to solve problems, he had just one answer: to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Herod \u201cis the symbol of many tyrants of yesteryear and of today,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd for them, for these tyrants, people do not count; power is what counts, and if they need space for power, they do away with people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd this happens today: we do not need to look at ancient history, it happens today. He is the man who becomes a \u2018wolf\u2019 for other men,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pope Francis has reiterated his call for a more welcoming attitude toward migrants, insisting everyone has the right to \u201cdream of a better future.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tdUk6Oeeju\">https:\/\/t.co\/tdUk6Oeeju<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1313105445700206593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At the end of his address, Francis closed with a prayer for migrants directed to Saint Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaint Joseph, you who have experienced the suffering of those who must flee, you who were forced to flee to save the lives of those dearest to you, protect all those who flee because of war, hatred, hunger,\u201d the pontiff said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupport them in their difficulties, strengthen them in hope, and let them find welcome and solidarity,\u201d he continued. \u201cGuide their steps and open the hearts of those who can help them. Amen.\u201d<br \/><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tdwilliamsrome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @tdwilliamsrome<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROME \u2014 Pope Francis presented Saint Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, as a \u201cpersecuted and courageous migrant\u201d in a provocative address in the Vatican Wednesday. 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