Holy Pontiff,
I’m not a saint, and neither is Paul, but I also have a predilection for writing epistles. O Commander of the faithful, although you are small in your own eyes, are you not the leader of the largest population bloc in Europe? Your Holy See, if democracy is about numbers, then you have the voice of Europe and so I beg you with due humility to speak to your followers and your political leaders.

Holy Father, I am sure you are familiar with the endless episodic massacre of young Africans off the coast of Europe. My fingers tremble as I type these words because my mind is drawn to my cousin who died on this same journey a couple of years ago. A neighboring village near my hometown lost three young lives this week and the death toll continues to rise. Every time I connect to Facebook, a friend announces or mourns the loss of a loved one and closes the doors of the Vatican.

Holy Father, although he does not hold a political position, the mission of the Church to bring the message of Christ to our continent occurred in conjunction with the political domination of our people, so his position and that of President of the EU are not strange bedfellows. Certainly, I got a tip this week when Cuban leader Raúl Castro thanked you for your country’s current rapprochement with the powerful West. A good word from your blessed tongue will surely not harm the course of our young and innocent lives that are wasted daily on the seas of our former colonial masters. Speak, Holy Father, because your message will be heard.

Like Amos, speak Father so that your voice can roar from the holy halls of the Vatican and resound in the chambers of David Cameron and the President of the EU. Tell them, Holy Father, that the Lord’s Day is near and that it will not be a joyous day for those who “oppress the poor and crush the needy.”

It can warn Europe of the consequences of inaction and punish David Cameron for the counterproductive moves he has been making against humble young Africans. Even as Europe scrambles to make amends, David of all kings refuses a fair quota system for these poor young Africans. Perhaps you can remind Mr. Cameron that the meek he is rejecting are the children of people whose economic, social and political systems were violated by their own ancestors, the British Empire.

Just when I thought this madness was out of control, I stumbled upon a Ghanaian outfit, Joy Online’s report on sex camps in Italian forests hosting African women. The report laments: “The strange makeshift atmosphere of the sex camps represents a clear sense that economic and social crises are degrading the condition of daily life for a wide range of people in many parts of the world and that responses from elites Global markets to these crises cannot provide any solution, regulation or relief in the near future. “

In truth, the elite and political leaders are failing to solve this problem; Last night I was stunned when I heard the Italian Foreign Minister propose the destruction of Libyan ships as a solution to this crisis. How dare Europe wage war against Prophet Noah’s legacy to all of us? The Economist magazine wrote on the same subject in its April 25 issue: “At a hastily organized summit … EU leaders set out to do something about drownings. Before them, there was a plan of ten points designed to enhance rescues, repress people … smuggle and spread the burden of hosting refugees. Yet even if European leaders embrace the plan in its entirety, it would still fall short. “

So I can assure you, Holy Father, that this problem will not go away anytime soon. Don’t trust the political animals in Brussels for a solution to this global embarrassment.

Holy Father, the Scriptures teach that when Adam was presented to the world up there, between the angles, everyone was asked to bow down before him. Satan refused; It sounds as if Satan is asking, “Hey, not me; the stranger among us is not worthy of my respect; he is an illegal immigrant and I am a citizen.” And then he invaded the abode of Adam and his wife. So he, the accursed one, tempted Adam and what followed was the archetypal migration that the earth first witnessed. Since the history of this world began with migration, why is your herd being an obstacle to the movement of people?

Allow me to confess, Holy Father, that the slaughter of young Africans is not committed only by their flock. While we mourn the deaths in the Mediterranean, thousands of lives have also been lost in the vast deserts of North Africa; Berbers are equally guilty of betraying the very people from whom they accept smuggling money. They not only abandon these young people, they sometimes kill them and take away their resources. Furthermore, the countries that share these deserts do not seem to care either.

Unfortunately, there is no central authority in the Muslim world to whom I cry out; and I sincerely pray that ISIS will fail in its mission. So for you it is my plea: why are Christian Europe (and Berber Muslims) collaborating to kill our African youth? Arabs and Western nations came to Africa to baptize us, only to corrupt the holy missions with political domination and economic exploitation. Why do you think our young people are not in a position to set foot on their land?

When Pope John Paul II visited my country in 1992, he advised young people to get to know ourselves and be ourselves.

In a super-connected world, how can we find ourselves without traveling through God’s land? Father, I submit my supplication to Your holy face: I plead with You for the young souls of our African brothers and sisters. Tell Europe and David Cameron in particular the words of the Wise King, David, Solomon’s father: Treat gently for me (with these young African souls)!

I bow down!
Sincerely,