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Pope Francis(Anadolu) ATHENS, Greece - Pope Francis told journalists and officials on Saturday that the world is seeing a scaling back of democracy. "We cannot avoid noting with concern how today, and not only in Europe, we are witnessing a retreat from democracy," the pope said at his welcome ceremony at the Greek Presidential Mansion. The pontiff said the migration issue is a "horrendous modern Odyssey" aiming to draw attention to the refugee crisis in Europe. "Europe continues to hesitate, and the EU (European Union) has often fallen prey to forms of nationalistic self-interest, rather than being an engine of solidarity, and has appeared at times blocked and uncoordinated," he said. The pope said democracy is complex but wider participation is needed and warned against the attractive easy answers of populism, adding that democracy would be the answer to authoritarianism. Greek President Kateina Sakellaropoulou welcomed the pontiff and praised him for hi

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