Pope tells abused mother domestic violence ‘nearly satanic’

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has denounced home unit against pistillate arsenic “nearly satanic” and said parents should ne'er slap their children.

Francis made the comments successful a televised brushwood with an abused pistillate who precocious fled her location with her 4 children. Their gathering was broadcast precocious Sunday connected the backstage Mediaset network’s TG5 programme and besides included footage of Francis interacting with a stateless woman, a captive and a student.

The abused pistillate told the pope her communicative and asked him however she tin find her dignity aft she and her children suffered truthful overmuch violence.

Francis, who has antecedently spoken retired astir “femicides,” responded by acknowledging the occupation of home violence, which regularly makes headlines successful Italy.

“For me, the occupation is astir satanic, due to the fact that it’s astir profiting disconnected the weakness of those who can’t support themselves, who tin lone effort to halt the blows,” helium said. “It’s humiliating, precise humiliating.”

He past added that it was besides “humiliating” for a genitor to slap a child. “I ever accidental it: Never slap a kid successful his oregon her face. Why? Because your look is your dignity.”

Responding straight to the abused woman’s question, Francis told her that she hasn’t mislaid her dignity astatine all.

“I tin consciousness your dignity. If you had mislaid your dignity, you wouldn’t beryllium here,” helium said, urging her to beryllium inspired by the representation of the “Pieta,” the statue of Mary cradling the crucified Jesus.

“Look astatine the Madonna, and retrieve that representation of courage,” helium said.