Recalling Jesus' birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those 'ravenous' for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable.
Recalling Jesus' birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those "ravenous" for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable, including children, in a Christmas Eve homily decrying war, poverty and greedy consumerism.
"This Christmas, too, as in the case of Jesus, a world ravenous for money, power and pleasure does not make room for the little ones, for the so many unborn, poor and forgotten children,'' the pope said, reading his homily with a voice that sounded tired and almost hoarse. "I think above all of the children devoured by war, poverty and injustice.""Do not allow yourself to be overcome by fear, resignation or discouragement.
"Jesus was born poor, lived poor and died poor," Francis said. "He did not so much talk about poverty as live it, to the very end, for our sake."When the Mass ended, the pope, pushed in a wheelchair by an aide, moved down the basilica with a life-sized statue of Baby Jesus on his lap and flanked by several children carrying bouquets. The statue then was placed in a manger in a creche scene in the basilica.
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