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SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico — Pope Francis denounced the centuries-old exploitation and social exclusion of Mexico’s Indians on Monday, saying the world should instead ask their forgiveness and learn from their culture and appreciation of nature.
Francis celebrated the Indians during a visit to the southern state of Chiapas, a center of indigenous culture. He presided over a Mass in three native languages.
“We can no longer remain silent before one of the greatest environmental crises in world history,” he told the crowd of several thousand indigenous people in the mountain city of San Cristobal de las Casas. “In this regard, you have much to teach us.”
