Pope Calls Drug Traffickers 'Murderers,' Blasts Liberalisation Laws As 'Fantasy' At UN Event

Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced drug traffickers as "murderers" and labelled drug liberalisation laws a 바카라�fantasy바카라� as he marked the UN's day against drug use and illicit trafficking

Francis devoted his entire weekly catechism lesson to a reflection on drug abuse. He called for increased prevention efforts and care for addicts, saying they are children of God who deserve to have their human dignity respected.

Francis spent years ministering to people in the slums of Buenos Aires where 바카라�paco,바카라� a cheap drug made from cocaine residue, ravaged the community. The Argentine Jesuit has long made visiting recovering addicts a priority during his foreign visits.

He deviated from his regular reflection on a Biblical theme Wednesday to single out countries and programs that he said were doing a good job getting the word out to young people about the dangers of drug use and the 바카라�scandal바카라� of trafficking.

바카라�A reduction in drug addiction is not achieved by liberalizing drug use, as has been proposed, or already implemented, in some countries,바카라� he said. 바카라�This is a fantasy. You liberalise, they just consume more.바카라�

바카라�I am convinced that it is a moral duty to end the production and trafficking of these dangerous substances,바카라� he said.

He denounced traffickers as murderers and evil 바카라�traffickers of death,바카라� corrupted by a lust for power and money, and called for them to repent and change their ways. At the same time, he advocated care for addicts and legislation to back prevention efforts.

바카라�We too are called to act, to pause before situations of fragility and pain, to know how to listen to the cry of loneliness and anguish, to stoop to lift up and bring back to life those who fall into the slavery of drugs,바카라� he said.