While acknowledging that he was guilty of doing it himself as a child, Pope Francis has condemned body shaming. He said this while speaking via video link to college students in Asia.
A woman from India related to him how, as a teenager, she had been bullied and felt ashamed of her weight and physical type in comparison to her peers.
The Pope responded, “It doesn’t matter if you’re overweight, thin, short, or tall; what matters is that you live in peace within your souls. Every man and woman has a unique beauty, and we must learn to recognise it.
Before he responded to the woman, who also discussed the pressures,He told her a personal tale about social media.
Pope Francis recalled that when a friend of his was a little overweight, “we actually mocked him, I dare say bullied him, we once shoved him and he fell down.”
He added, “When I returned home, my father found out about it and he took me to this classmate’s house to apologise.
Francis, 86, claimed he had reconnected with the acquaintance and learned that he had evolved into an Evangelical pastor. Man passed away recently.
In his discussion with the college students, Francis also brought up cosmetic surgery.
He quoted the well-known tale of Italian actress Anna Magnani from the 20th century who requested “Please don’t fix my wrinkles,” noting “Plastic surgery serves no use because its beauty is going to fade someday. I needed to work so hard to earn them.
Source: OccupyGh.com
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