Pope Francis denounced domestic violence against women during a program on Italian television on Sunday, saying it was almost satanic, according to a report.
The Pope met children during a special audience in Vatican City.
The images were provided by Corbis.
The Pope said that it is taking advantage of a person who can't defend herself.
He was answering a question from a woman named Giovanna, who spoke about caring for her four children after leaving an abusive home.
90. According to police figures cited by the news agency, violence against women in Italy occurs at a rate of 62% domestic. According to the European Institute for Gender Equality, 13.6% of women in Italy have been victims of physical or sexual intimate partner violence. The United Nations reported that domestic abuse has gone up during the Pandemic.
The Pope has spoken about the issue before. In February this year he dedicated his prayer to women who were victims of violence, saying, "The various forms of ill-treatment that many women suffer are acts of cowardice and a degradation of all humanity." Of men and of all people. In January 2020 he said violence against women was profaning God. He described the killing of women in Latin America as aplague.
Pope Francis says that domestic violence against women is almost satanic.
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