According to the Pope, the people of today are “illiterate in goodness.”

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Pope Francis urged the awakening of today’s “ignorant of goodness”, while the child born in a simple manger cited Jesus as an example on Christmas Eve at the almost completely empty Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Due to epidemiological restrictions, only about two hundred people in the basilica, which has a capacity for 7,000 believers, were able to attend mass, including fifty members of the church. The believers were seated at least one meter apart: two people could sit in one row of benches and one in the next. They included a family with children, a nun, and a Vatican worker. The members of the choir themselves did not wear a mask. The ceremony was broadcast at the Vatican in Italy and in many parts of the world via television and the Internet.

In Pope Francis’ homily, instead of wanting to leave empty souls, he urged a “free, tireless, concrete” love, emphasizing that the tears of those who suffer should be wiped away instead of crying for the man of our time.

The Pope has said that the greatest joy in life is the birth of children, as it represents an extraordinary and changing turn against which everyone else loses weight.

Christmas represents the same moment: the celebration of the birth of Jesus each year provides an opportunity to be reborn, seeking new strength for trials. ”

Declared Pope Francis.

He pointed out that it is no coincidence that the Son of God was born at night, in poverty, without the knowledge of many. The path of human salvation began in a manger, the Pope said, adding:

Every man who is considered discarded in today’s world is considered a child of God.

In his usual peculiar terminology, Pope Francis called humanity today “illiterate in goodness”, stating that by forgetting the manger in Bethlehem, people would be buried in the “manger of vanity.” In her speech, Emily Dickinson quoted an American poet.

Due to strict restrictions imposed across Italy since December 24, Pope Francis presented Mass on Christmas Eve two hours earlier than usual, starting at eight thirty. St. Peter’s Square wasn’t closed, but only residents near the Vatican walked to the square for a quick photo. The mood was reminiscent of the spring period of the epidemic, but then no one was admitted to the basilica.

On December 24, the Catholic Archbishop addressed a papal letter to the people of Lebanon and the leaders of South Sudan, urging peace in the regions. The Pope has announced that he intends to travel to these two areas for the end of the epidemic. Peace will also be the theme of Pope Francis’ Christmas message on December 25, which will be broadcast not through the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, but from the room behind the loggia, via the Internet. After the speech, Urbi et Orbi will bless the city of Rome and the world.



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