Pope Francis on Sunday presided over a big outdoor Mass where he urged Hungarians not to close the door on migrants and those who are 'foreign or unlike us,' in contrast to the anti-immigrant policies of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
BUDAPEST, April 30 - Pope Francis on Sunday presided over a big outdoor Mass where he urged Hungarians not to close the door on migrants and those who are "foreign or unlike us," in contrast to the anti-immigrant policies of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Orban, a populist who was attending the Mass, sees himself as a protector of Christian values. He has said he would not allow Hungary to be transformed into an "immigrant country," as he claims others in Europe have become, unrecognizable to its native peoples. Peter Szoke, leader of the Hungarian chapter of the Sant' Egidio peace community, who attended the Mass, agreed with the pope's prescription.
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