our special correspondent fergal keane is there. the pope came here with a profound message about the treatment of refugees. in essenee, he said, recognise their humanity, nothing can be gained from building more walls, but much has changed since he first visited in 2016. we now live in a europe where fences have gone up, where pushbacks of migrants on land and at sea including here from the island of lesbos have become commonplace. from croatia to hungary to the english channel, there are continuing stories of refugees in distress. what pope francis wanted to do here today was to focus not just the attention of greek authorities or indeed the european union, but global attention on the problems that face refugees. he s calling for an end to what he has long complained about, a culture of selfishness, of self interest, of individualism, and asking for people once again to look at a much larger context. however, the truth is that in europe especially,
visited the island in five years. during this visit he spoke about the plight of migrants and urged people to treat them with compassion. translation: those who are afraid of you have never looked. ..have never looked you in the eye. those who are afraid of you have never seen your faces. never seen your children. those people forget that migration is not a problem of the middle east. not a problem of north africa. not a problem of europe and of greece. it is a problem of the world. yes, it is a problem of the whole world. a humanitarian crisis affecting everyone. our special correspondent, fergal keane, is in lesbos. the pope came here with a profound message about the treatment of refugees. in essenee, he said, recognise their humanity, nothing can be gained from building more walls but much has changed