Pope Francis lamented the decay and degradation of Rome yesterday, using a traditional prayer on a national feast day to highlight problems, such as environmental blight and corruption in the Italian capital, the Reuters website reports today (December 9, 2017).
Francis made his comments at the base of Rome's famed Spanish Steps, where each year popes pay homage to a statue of the Madonna on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
He said that Rome has fallen into disrepair and degradation in recent years, with streets full of potholes, piles of garbage, and neglected public gardens where weeds grow as tall as a person.
Francis -- who is also the bishop of Rome -- prayed that the residents of the city develop "antibodies against some viruses of our times." Those he listed included "resignation to environmental and ethical degradation, civic incivility, contempt for the common good, and fear of immigrants."
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