VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Prostitution is an
– Prostitution is an “evil vice” that reduces women to slavery, often carried out by men who call themselves Christian, Pope Francis wrote in a book preface published in Italian media on Monday.
“All forms of prostitution amount to slavery, a criminal act, a disgusting vice which confuses making love with relieving one’s own instincts by torturing a defenseless woman,” said the text published in La Repubblica daily. “It is a sickness of humanity, an erroneous way of considering society. Freeing these poor slaves is a merciful gesture and a duty for all men of goodwill. Their cry of pain cannot leave individuals or institutions indifferent,” the pope wrote.
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