VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the killing final week of an environmental activist in Honduras who had protested over mining and hydro-electric tasks to attempt to shield tropical forests and rivers.
Juan Lopez was shot lifeless by a number of males as he headed dwelling in his automotive from church, an official advised Reuters, talking on situation of anonymity.
Lopez belonged to the Municipal Committee for the Protection of Widespread and Public Items, an environmental group within the metropolis of Tocoa near the nation’s Atlantic coast and was additionally an lively member of the native church.
“I join the mourning of that church and the condemnation of all forms of violence,” Francis mentioned on the finish of his Angelus message on the Vatican.
“I stand with those who see their basic rights trampled and with those who act for the common good in response to the cries from the poor of the earth,” he added.
The pope has repeatedly spoken out on environmental points, saying final month that the earth was sick, and urging individuals to do extra to guard it.
