Pope warns about dangers of 'cancel culture'

Pope Francis looks on during his "state of the world" address to diplomats from more than 180 countries, at the Vatican, January 10, 2022. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday warned against attempts to cancel culture, decrying "one-track thinking" he said attempts to deny or rewrite history according to today's standards.

Francis made his comments in an address to diplomats, the main thrust of which was the condemnation of "baseless" ideological misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, the backing of national immunisation campaigns and calling health care a moral obligation.