Nearly 200 Myanmar People Have Died, Pope Francis Is Ready To Prostrate Himself And Asks To Prioritize Dialogue

Pope Francis (Twitter / @ Pontivex_es)

JAKARTA - The leader of the World Catholic Church Pope Francis is sorry for the massacre by the military against civilians in Myanmar. Moreover, nearly 200 people died.

Pope Francis called for the cruel act of killing people's lives to be stopped immediately. Because, that action was not justified at all.

"Once again and with a lot of sadness I feel an urgency to speak out about the dramatic situation in Myanmar," Pope Francis said during a general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 17, reported by Reuters.

Pope Francis does not want any more casualties. "Where many people, most of them are young, have lost their lives to offer hope to their country," he said.

In fact, Pope Francis said he was ready to prostrate on the street so that conditions in Myanmar would soon end. This is done on humanitarian grounds.

"If necessary I kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say, stop violence," Pope Francis told Reuters.

He advised the Myanmar military to promote dialogue forums instead of massacres. "Even I opened my hands and said, let the dialogue win," he added.

Previously, Pope Francis regretted the occurrence of a military coup in Myanmar on February 1. The Pope also sent prayers, expressing his support and solidarity for the people of Myanmar, while asking the leaders to seek democratic harmony, to serve the community as well as possible.

"In this very sensitive moment, I would like to once again confirm my spiritual closeness, my prayers and my solidarity with the people of Myanmar," he said in St. Peter's Square, Vatican on 7 February.

Much earlier, Sister Ann Roza Nu Tawng in Myanmar twice stole the show, after agreeing to kneel and beg to tears so that the Myanmar police and military would not arrest and shoot protesters.

In Kachin City on February 28, he succeeded in rescuing about 100 protesters from an ambush by the security forces of the Myanmar military regime. While in Myitkyina City, he fell to his knees kissing the ground, asking the security forces not to abuse the protesters. Two protesters died shortly after.

Myanmar Coup. The VOI editorial team continues to monitor the political situation in one of the ASEAN member countries. Casualties from civilians continue to fall. Readers can follow the news surrounding the Myanmar military coup by tapping on this link.