In this sense, he warnedLet us not be seduced by the siren songs of populism, which exploits the needs of the people by proposing solutions that are too easy and hasty, condemning the poor to marginalizationBergoglio said.
The World Day of the Poor was celebrated at the initiative of Francis “to urge the Church to ‘go outside’ the walls and find poverty in its multiple meanings in which it manifests itself in today’s world”, and with this intention Bergoglio decided open the doors of the grandiose Vatican temple with the sole intention of making the hearts of the world sensitive to the most needy and vulnerable.
After the mass, the Pope, who officiated seated because of his knee pain, offered a lunch in the Vatican to 1,500 poor families, some homeless people, immigrants, the disabled, the needy, many of them present at the homily where he expressed his closeness and He expressed that the best response to this individualistic society that does not want to listen is “to build a more fraternal world by breaking that inner deafness that prevents us from hearing the muffled cry of pain of the weakest.”
As part of this event, “mobile clinics” were set up in San Pedro Square, which free of charge carried out medical examinations, electrocardiograms, blood and urine tests, flu vaccines, Covid tests and HIV, hepatitis and tuberculosis detection.
In addition, food has been distributed throughout Rome for 5,000 families in difficulty, who have also been helped to pay gas and electricity bills.
Francis did not forget the war and returned today to ask for peace in Ukraine where he assured that “the misfortune of war causes the death of so many innocents and multiplies the poison of hatred and many who must emigrate in search of hope.” Also to those who “live in precariousness due to lack of employment due to unfair and unworthy working conditions,” the Pope concluded.
Source: Ambito
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