The ceremony of the “Street of the Cross” on the Great Friday of the Catholics began in the Colosseum, with the passions of Jesus and his martyrdom towards Golgotha. The “reflections” read at the various stops were written this year by Pope Francis himself. The Pope, in addition to last -minute program changes, will not be present at the Colosseum as the ceremony is danced by the Deputy Bishop of Rome, Cardinal Baldo Reina.

“The economy in which ninety nine deserves more than one is inhumane. And yet, we have made a worldwide that works like this: a world of calculations and algorithms, cold logic and incomprehensible interests, “Pontiff wrote, wanting to emphasize that the quantity prevails in quality. During tonight’s ceremony, the wooden cross has, among other things, immigrants, volunteers, citizens with disabilities, doctors and nurses.

In his text, Francis asks to reject an economy that “marginalizes and kills” and “considers people as numbers”. At the same time, in his appeal to the Lord, he seeks the help and care of “for a divided Church” and reiterates that all people must always be accepted by ecclesiastical reality.

The Argentine Pope, finally, emphasizes that “in a fragmented world, we need honest and not typical tears.” “Jesus, who seems to be sleeping in the world that is hit by the storm, lead us all to the peace on Saturday. Peace will prevail with your people and in all nations, “the eighty -year -old Pope writes in his” reflections “.