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Pope criticizes human arrogance
posted on: Dec 26 2011 8:49 by RDugey. Viewed 22 times.
Pope Benedict XVI said yesterday that the "great sin" of men is Act snooty alone, compete with God, trying to occupy its position and decide what is good and bad, becoming owner of the life and death.
Before several thousand people gathered in the square of St. Peter in the Vatican on a sunny but cold morning, the Pontiff delivered the traditional Christmas message, in which he reviewed the situation in the world and called for the cessation of violence in Syria, "where already it has shed too much blood".
On this day of Christmas, the 84-year-old Pope said that Jesus came into the world to save the man of all time, "that he can't overcome by itself only the difficulties and dangers and needs to put his hand on another big and strong, a hand stretched toward him from the top".
"Jesus was sent by God to save us from that evil deep rooted in man and in the story, which is the separation from God, the" u000a"pretentious pride Act only, try to compete with God and take up his post, decide what is good and bad and becoming the owner of the life and death", stated.
Benedict XVI added that this is "the great evil, the great sin", which men cannot be save if not entrusting to God and invited the faithful around the world to go to the child of Bethlehem and ask "come save us".
This salvation also asked for all those people - he said - in difficult situations and for the "voiceless".
Pope Benedict XVI also invoked the assistance to the peoples of the Horn of Africa, "who are suffering hunger and famine, at times compounded by a continuing state of insecurity".
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Benedict complaint the "feast of the trade"
the Bishop of Rome reported that Christmas has become a "party of the trade" whose looks hide the mystery of humility u000aof God, that invites us to humility and simplicity.
The Pope urged the faithful to celebrate Christmas renouncing obsession"for what is measurable and tangible material"and asked for all those who live Christmas in poverty, in pain, on the condition of migrants, so that appears before them a ray of the goodness of God".
After the message of yesterday, the Pope gave the blessing "Urbi et Orbi" (to Rome and around the world) in 65 languages, including Portuguese, Spanish, and the Guarani.
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