In 2018, Pope Francis made an official trip to Chile. The country was going through a very bad spiritual crisis at the time. Even though the Catholic Church is trying, the parishes are getting emptier, and people are taking to the streets to show their anger at institutionalized power. Some Chileans, who want to get back the social rights they lost during the dictatorship, have chosen several causes. Fights for LGBTIQ rights, for decriminalizing abortion, or for the Mapuche cause run into demonstrations by Pope Francis's devoted followers who want to show how much they love him.
Read full
In 2018, Pope Francis made an official trip to Chile. The country was going through a very bad spiritual crisis at the time. Even though the Catholic Church is trying, the parishes are getting emptier, and people are taking to the streets to show their anger at institutionalized power. Some Chileans, who want to get back the social rights they lost during the dictatorship, have chosen several causes. Fights for LGBTIQ rights, for decriminalizing abortion, or for the Mapuche cause run into demonstrations by Pope Francis's devoted followers who want to show how much they love him.
Discussion