Events in the country before the visit of the pope develop in an unfavorable way. In Chile, unknown people attack the Catholic churches and parishes. President of Chile Michelle Bachelet asks citizens to be tolerant and solidary and to stop religious vandalism. It's about three explosions in the capital of the state of Santiago. Law enforcers have already started an investigation.
The fact of the interrelation of all three attacks on the temples is evidenced by the leaflets left on the scene.
The authorities of the country have characterized attacks as religious acts of terrorism designed to undermine the authority of the country on the continent.
The aged 81-year-old pontiff Francis I will begin his sixth tour of South America from Chile.
As reported in "URA-Inform", recently the Pope Francis pronounced a Christmas prayer, in which he requested peace for peoples who suffer from protracted conflicts.