“Violence is always like this,” said the Pope in comments to the Italian channel Canale 5, which CNN translated into English, adding that there are violent outbreaks in the history of all countries “and no one can boast of not having an affair of violence. . “ The interview is scheduled to air in full on Sunday.
“You need to understand and reflect, learn not to repeat, learn from history,” he said.
In a clip seen by CNN, the leader of the Catholic Church said he was “amazed” by Wednesday’s events because the United States is “very disciplined in democracy”.
“But it is a reality, even in more mature realities, there is always something wrong, something about people treading a path against the community, against democracy, against the common good,” he added.
He expressed that Wednesday’s violence highlighted the problem and may help to resolve it.
“I thank God that it broke out and we saw it well, because it has a remedy, right?” said the Pope during the interview at the Vatican’s Santa Marta residence.
On Wednesday, a crowd of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC, while Congress was in the process of counting the votes of the Electoral College and certifying the victory of President-elect Joe Biden. Unconvinced that the election was stolen from Trump, protesters clashed with police officers and attacked members of the media, broke windows, vandalized and looted offices and stole federal property.
Bomb tubes were found near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee.
The US Capitol was locked for several hours, as U.S. lawmakers feared for their lives, until the police could protect the building.
The violence was condemned by leaders around the world, dismayed at the destruction of America’s symbol of democracy.