Pope Francis: Calls for ‘dialogue’ in Christmas message

Pope Francis has called for a “dialogue” against the “tendency of introversion” during his traditional Christmas message, during which he referred to “forgotten” wars such as Syria and Yemen.

Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Burma, Ethiopia, Sudan, Sahel … As usual, Pope Francis referred to the world wars and the economic and social consequences of the health crisis during the second consecutive Christmas that the world celebrates in conditions.

“In these times of pandemic,” our ability to maintain social relationships is being severely tested, the tendency of introversion is being strengthened … and internationally, “the pope told worshipers gathered in the rain in St. Peter’s Square. in the Vatican.

“We still see a lot of conflicts, crises and contradictions that never seem to end, and we don’t even pay attention to them anymore, ‘we’re so used to it, at the risk of not hearing the screams of our brothers’ pain and despair,” he said.

The pope mainly insisted on the “huge and forgotten tragedies” unfolding in Syria and Yemen, north of wars with “many victims and an incalculable number of refugees”.

“We hear the voice of children rising from Yemen, where a horrific tragedy, forgotten by the whole world, has been unfolding for years, causing deaths every day.”

Pope Francis also called for “the metastasis of a decaying conflict not to be allowed to spread” in Ukraine, where tensions between Kiev and Moscow have raised fears of a military escalation.

Source: AMPE

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Source From: Capital

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