Pope Francis said Wednesday that "we can not ignore the suffering of men and if we did we would be ignoring God" in his catechesis during the general audience held in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
Francisco introduced his catechesis talking about Parable of the Good Samaritan and explained that "true love does not differentiate between people, but sees everyone as fellow human beings who need our help and closeness."
For the Pope, "to the suffering of so many injured people by hunger and injustice one can not be a spectator, then ignore the suffering of man is to ignore God, because if I do not approach this woman, this old man or the child I do not get close to God. "
Jorge Bergoglio also stressed that "can not classify who is the neighbor or not," referring to who makes no distinction between "my family, my countrymen or those of my religion."
Francisco said that God is no respecter adding: "You can show close to anyone find you need it."
The general audience was held in San Pedro before some 25,000 faithful gathered in the square, according to the Vatican prefecture.