The Pope said that the world is sick and his evil is the lack of brotherhood

Benedict XVI has denounced the world today "is sick", which suffers from a lack of fraternity, hiding under compliance with the so-called "private sphere" selfishness, indifference and disinterest of the man and that evil not can remain silent, but denounce it.

The Pontiff has thus said in his message for lent 2012, which has as its motto "Take on the other to stimulation of charity and good works", presented by Cardinal Robert Sarah, President of the Council the Pontifical "Cor Unum", the Agency of the Holy See, which is responsible for distributing the charity of the Pope in the Vatican today.

In his message, the Bishop of Rome highlighted the importance that the Church has the word "set", which means "be attentive to others, to not be strangers, indifferent to the fate of the brothers.

"Yet often prevails the opposite attitude, that is the indifference or lack of interest, which are born of the" u000aselfishness concealed under the guise of respect for 'privacy' ", the Pope denounced.

Benedict XVI insisted on solidarity, fraternity and justice and making use of a phrase from Pope Paul VI pointed out that "the world is sick".

"Your evil is less waste of resources and hoarding by some and the lack of brotherhood between men and between peoples," said, while it stressed that attention to the other involves concern with all its aspects, the physical, moral and spiritual.

Added that contemporary culture seems to have lost the sense of good and evil, and that it is therefore necessary to reaffirm strongly that good exists and vence, "Because God is good and does good".

The Pontiff warned of the danger of "hardened by a spiritual anesthesia heart" which leaves the man "blind" to the suffering of others and warned that material wealth and satiety is the u000athat prevents many times man look so loving brother.

The Bishop of Rome also noted that personal interests and own concerns are what leads man to be unable to have mercy who suffers.

"Never our problems should absorb our hearts to the point of making us deaf to the cry of the poor", stated.

Benedict XVI also addressed another aspect of Christian life which, he pointed out, has fallen into oblivion and that is the "fraternal correction for eternal salvation".

According to the Pope, today we are very sensitive to good physical and material of others, but silent "in full" on the spiritual responsibility towards the brothers, in contrast to the Church from the early days when they were also interested in health, for the soul of his neighbor.

Benedict XVI wrote that it is necessary to correct that wrong and that "against the evil there to keep quiet".

"I think in the" u000a"attitude of those Christians who, by human respect or simple convenience, follow the common mentality, rather than put on guard to his brothers about modes of thinking and acting that they contradict the truth and do not follow the path of the good", stated.

Added what animates the rebuke Christian never is a spirit of condemnation or recrimination, but love and mercy and that in our world, "steeped in individualism, is necessary is to rediscover the importance of fraternal correction, to walk together towards holiness".

Benedict XVI noted to be "guardians" of others contrasts with a mindset, reducing life only to the earthly dimension, accept any moral decision on behalf of individual liberty.

"A society like the present might be deaf, both to physical suffering and to the spiritual and moral demands of life", denounced.

The papal message is the u000aprelude to the activities of the Pontiff during Lent. February 22 will relocate to the Roman basilica of Santa Sabina to preside over rites of Ash Wednesday, which open the time of lent.

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