Pope:"Human Cruelty Did Not End in Auschwitz;" Compares Atrocities in World Today to Auschwitz

Pope Francis said yesterday, "Human cruelty did not end in Auschwitz," the Times of Israel website reports today (July 30, 2016).

In Krakow, Poland -- following his historic visit to the infamous Nazi death camp in Auschwitz -- the pope compared contemporary atrocities around the world to the atrocities in Auschwitz.

Citing torture and overcrowded prisons, the pope said, "We say, yes, there we saw the cruelty of 70 years ago, how people died being shot or hanged or with gas. Today in many parts of the world where there is war, the same thing is happening."

While at Auschwitz yesterday, Francis engaged in a silent prayer. He also wrote in a guestbook there, "Lord have mercy on your people! Lord, forgiveness for so much cruelty!"