In his sermon on Sunday in Floriana – a suburb of the capital Valletta – the Roman Catholic Church leader spoke of a “worm of hypocrisy” that could creep in. People pretend to be good and decent and care only for the faults of others other than their own, he explained.
According to the Vatican, around 20,000 people came to the church celebration, the local authorities in the predominantly Catholic country estimated the number of participants to be lower. On Sunday morning, the Holy Father drove past the cheering people sitting in his Popemobile. The day before, the 85-year-old was still in the popes’ famous vehicle. The Argentine has been struggling with knee problems for a long time, which make it visibly difficult for him to walk, especially when climbing stairs.
Source: Nachrichten
