Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Auric Hellman Newsgroups: misc.news.internet.discuss Subject: Pope Francis warns against gossip, celebrates family life in Vatican Christmas messages Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:01:11 -0500 Organization: Sons of Rhodesia Lines: 26 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 06:01:10 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="d9b23691f1fe0a403b9558b099dc8ad4"; logging-data="518276"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+ZDp6tAS/tv3zH5PUGTIHKNJ0/B0HYLiM=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:OYkIlOlGPYplhgZRYdmXFXVAsI8= X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Antivirus: Norton (VPS 241221-4, 12/21/2024), Outbound message Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2150 CNA Newsroom, Dec 21, 2024 / 10:30 am Pope Francis delivered two Christmas messages at the Vatican on Saturday, warning against gossip’s “destructive effects” while celebrating the importance of family life and humble service. “An ecclesial community lives in joyful and fraternal harmony to the extent that its members walk in the way of humility, refusing to think and speak ill of one another,” the pope said in his annual Christmas address to the Roman Curia on Dec. 21. The pope warned that gossip “damages social bonds, poisons hearts, and leads nowhere,” as he addressed cardinals and senior Vatican officials. He urged them to practice self-accusation rather than accusation of others, drawing on the teachings of early Christian spiritual masters. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/261191/pope-francis-shares-christmas-wisdom-on-family-life-while-battling-cold The pontiff has the knack for saying, if not always doing the right thing -- Dr. Auric D. Hellman adhellman1@gmail.com