So the Pope went to the Philippines for the first time in 2 decades. While many of us may not care about that little fact, what I did find interesting is a question asked by a young girl that he had no answer to. The article, found on cnn.com, is posted below:
"Ex-street kid weeps as she asks Pope why God lets children suffer in Philippines"
Ex-street kid weeps as she asks Pope why God lets children suffer in Philippines - CNN.com
To those who don't feel like clicking the link, here is the start of the article and the beginning of her question:
"Ex-street kid weeps as she asks Pope why God lets children suffer in Philippines"
Ex-street kid weeps as she asks Pope why God lets children suffer in Philippines - CNN.com
To those who don't feel like clicking the link, here is the start of the article and the beginning of her question:
A few years ago, Glyzelle Palomar was begging for food on the streets of northern Manila. This week, the 12-year-old girl was on a stage in front of tens of thousands of people, asking Pope Francis why God lets children suffer.
"There are many children neglected by their own parents," Glyzelle said Sunday at a ceremony at a 400-year-old Catholic university in Manila. "There are also many who became victims and many terrible things happened to them like drugs or prostitution."
"Why is God allowing such things to happen, even if it is not the fault of the children?" she asked the Pope, breaking down into tears as she spoke.
"There are many children neglected by their own parents," Glyzelle said Sunday at a ceremony at a 400-year-old Catholic university in Manila. "There are also many who became victims and many terrible things happened to them like drugs or prostitution."
"Why is God allowing such things to happen, even if it is not the fault of the children?" she asked the Pope, breaking down into tears as she spoke.