He made the comments during the flight that took him to Paris, his fifth international trip. According to information from Vatican News reported by Servimedia, the Pontiff said that the situation in the autonomous city "is a crisis with various causes behind it. We must understand how to respond in order to prevent this kind of emergency."
"IT HAS TRULY BEEN A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS"
"It has truly been a humanitarian crisis," the Pontiff stressed. He is familiar with Ceuta because he visited the city's San Agustin School during his time as prior general of the Order of Saint Augustine.
The Pope also apologized for not being able to speak with the press on the return flight from his trip to Spain, after an engine on the aircraft that was to take him to Rome broke down. He ultimately flew with a small group of people aboard the Falcon belonging to the king of Spain. He also explained the purpose of his apostolic trip to France.
A TRIP TO "ANNOUNCE PEACE"
"First of all, I am traveling to France, as I would to any other part of the world, as a follower of Jesus Christ to announce peace, the peace of Christ throughout the world. It is a message that, as we all know, is important at this time," the Pope said.
During the flight, COPE's correspondent gave him a cross made from wood burned in fires in Madrid's Sierra Oeste region this summer.
