The pope should shun Mugabe: iLIVE

22 March 2013 - 02:59
By David Alston, by e-mail
Pope Francis meets and shakes hands with President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace in the Vatican on his first official day in ministry. file photo
Pope Francis meets and shakes hands with President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace in the Vatican on his first official day in ministry. file photo

How sickening to see a picture of President Robert Mugabe at Pope Francis's inauguration, where he called upon the church to defend the weak and the poor.

Why doesn't the pope shun a man who has reduced Zimbabwe to being one of the poorest nations instead of inviting him to join in the celebrations?