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The most senior cardinal in the Vatican urged Lithuanians not to be afraid of migrants on Monday as he ended his three day visit.
The cardinal Pietro Parolin stressed the remarks after meeting President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite.

Spinter survey ordered last year on October by Delfi news showed that 61.3 percent of Lithuanians do not agree to accept migrants. Lithuania promised to accept more than 1000 refugees under EU quota, but the majority of them are still to come.

Parolin reminded Pope’s visit in Lesbo Island where he urged people not to be afraid of migrants.

The second officer only to Pope Francis in the Vatican yesterday celebrated mass at the central square in the capital Vilnius which held Congress of Mercy for believers.

Mercy is the official Vatican theme of Holy Year, which runs until the end of November.

77 percent of the three million Lithuanian population associate themselves with Roman Catholic Church and the President Grybauskaite has invited Pope Francis to visit the country in 2018 when it celebrates the centenary of its first restored statehood.

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Shots of President Dalia Grybauskaite presenting Parolin with state award

Sound bite (English) Cardinal PIETRO PAROLIN, Vatican Secretary of State: You know the point of view of the church. The church as the Pope said in Lesbo when he was there visiting the migrants in Greece, he said that the church took seriously the fear of the people, we know that there is, but at the same time we have to repeat what Jesus said to his apostles many times – don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid.

Shots from election campaigning, Lithuanian Labor party promises to stop asylum seekers influx

Sound bite (English) Cardinal PIETRO PAROLIN, Vatican Secretary of State: We are not to confound the extremism and radicalism, which of course with which is not possible to talk, because they refuse every dialogue, but with the majority of Muslims which are ready for dialogue and the dialogue is going on between the Catholic Church and Muslims. Then first of all we should not confound things, there is extremism, but there is also the majority people who are common people who are willing to talk and to build together a more just and good society.

Parolin leading Sunday masses yesterday at Vilnius Mercy Congress

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