“Your life does not belong to those who harmed you; your body does not belong to those who took advantage of you; your days do not belong to those who wanted to chain you to fear… We want to walk with you until that truth feels stronger than the pain.”
we love you sm, Papa.
Pope Leo XIV’s response after hearing a heartbreaking testimony of a human trafficking victim from Nigeria here in the Canary Islands:
“I hope that this message reaches you and the many other women who are victims of trafficking and exploitation. If others have put a price on your body, know that God has never ceased to recognize your inestimable worth.
If others want to trap you in a painful past, God continues to make a promise for your future. If others treat you like an object, the Church wants to tell you today that you are a daughter and you are a sister; you are a blessing.
Your life does not belong to those who harmed you; your body does not belong to those who took advantage of you; your days do not belong to those who wanted to chain you to fear. Your life belongs to God, who has given you a dignity that cannot be taken from you. We want to walk with you until that truth feels stronger than the pain.”
(📷: Vatican journalists’ pool)