Madonna Urges Pope Leo To Help The Children Of Gaza 'Before It's Too Late'
In an Instagram post shared on Monday, the Grammy winner urged her fellow Midwestener: 'Most Holy Father. Please go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it's too late. As a mother, I cannot bear to watch their suffering.
'The children of the world belong to everyone. You are the only one of us who cannot be denied entry.'
She continued: 'We need the humanitarian gates to be fully opened to save these innocent children. There is no more time. Please say you will go.'
The Like A Prayer singer signed off her message: 'Love, Madonna.'
In the accompanying caption, Madonna explained that she was posting her message on her eldest son Rocco's birthday, because 'I feel the best gift I can give to him as a mother is to ask everyone to do what they can to help save the innocent children caught in the crossfire in Gaza'.
'Politics cannot affect change,' she wrote. 'Only consciousness can. Therefore I am reaching out to a man of God.'
Madonna added: 'I am not pointing fingers, placing blame or taking sides. Everyone is suffering. Including the mothers of the hostages. I pray that they are released as well.
'I am merely trying to do what I can to keep these children from dying of starvation.'
Pope Leo was appointed in May, and is the first American-born person to hold the title.
Last week, he said during mass: 'In communion with Christ, our peace and hope for the world, we are closer than ever to young people who suffer the most serious evils which are caused by other human beings. We are with the young people of Gaza.'
His predecessor, Pope Francis, had been in daily contact with the only Catholic church in Gaza prior to his death earlier this year, per ABC News.
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