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Pope Says There’s ‘No Future for the Young’ If Elderly Aren’t Respected

Pope Francis urged crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday to show respect for the elderly, saying people will be judged by how they treat their older counterparts. “Where the elderly are not honored, there is no future for the young,” Pope Francis told the 12,000 followers who attended his weekly address, Vatican Radio reports.“A society where the elderly are discarded carries within it the virus of death.” The 78-year-old Argentine pontiff denounced the lack of care with which people treat their elders, even as life expectancy has increased.

 

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