Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Urbi et Orbi


Pope: Even modern man, pleasure-seeking and desperate, needs SaviourIn his Christmas message, Benedict XVI said modern man, who is prepared to conquer the universe and who feels master of history, also suffers due to war, hunger and injustice. But the Saviour is needed also by those who are incapable of taking responsibility for their lives, those who are alone and those who “choose death in the belief that they are celebrating life”.Pope: Even modern man, pleasure-seeking and desperate, needs SaviourIn his Christmas message, Benedict XVI said modern man, who is prepared to conquer the universe and who feels master of history, also suffers due to war, hunger and injustice. But the Saviour is needed also by those who are incapable of taking responsibility for their lives, those who are alone and those who “choose death in the belief that they are celebrating life”.

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