{"id":1479,"date":"2014-06-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/%20rroma.org\/11-06-2014-pope-francis-calls-for-more-respectful-interaction-with-rroma\/"},"modified":"2022-08-21T07:33:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T06:33:23","slug":"11-06-2014-pope-francis-calls-for-more-respectful-interaction-with-rroma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rroma.org\/de\/11-06-2014-pope-francis-calls-for-more-respectful-interaction-with-rroma\/","title":{"rendered":"11.06.2014 Pope Francis calls for more respectful interaction with Rroma"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newspapers in various \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlanguages report on the invitation of Pope Francis to greet Rroma with more \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trespect. The Pope spoke with Rroma at a congress for pastoral care in the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVatican: \u201cFrancis criticized the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdiscrimination against Roma and Sinti in the labour market, which often \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tculminates in exploitation and modern slavery. Also in the educational and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thealth care system, Sinti and Roma are disadvantaged. The Pope called for \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tgreater efforts word wide to better integrate Rroma into their countries. Members \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof these minorities are too often excluded from the political, economic and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcultural life, he said. They would often be exploited and be forced to beg. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSinti and Roma are regarded regularly with hostility, he concluded\u201d<\/em> (Domradio \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2014). Francis further criticized the lack of respect for the Rroma in Italy, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twhich he himself had experienced. But he also urged the Rroma themselves for more \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tefforts towards a successful integration: \u201cThe \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\treality is complex, but surely they themselves are also called upon to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcontribute to the common good. And that is possible if they take responsibility, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif the duties are just as respected as the rights of every individual person\u201d <\/em>(kipa \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2014). Francis appeal is a valuable contribution to the development of society \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttowards the full integration of the Rroma. However, his statement that Rroma are \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\toften forced to beg, has to be treated with caution. The idea of organized \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbegging gangs persists, although sociological studies indicate that many \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbeggars to so because of poverty and are not part of criminal networks. In \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taddition, many beggars are identified as Rroma through the observer\u2019s viewpoint, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talthough their ethnicity is not evident. The reference to the agency of the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRroma is important, but it should not be forgotten that discrimination is often \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tso strong that the radius of action is extremely limited (compare Davies 2014, L\u2019Orient-Le Jour\/AFP 2014, Radio \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVatikan 2014, Wooden 2014).<\/p>\n