'Our capacity for social relationships is sorely tired,' Pope Francis said from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, dedicating a large part of his traditional Christmas message to the 'complex crisis' of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Speaking from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, the Pontiff called the pandemic a"complex crisis" that has tested social relationships and increased tendencies of withdrawal."Our capacity for social relationships is sorely tired," Francis told the people in the square as well as the millions of Catholics watching the address from around the world.
The Pope said on Saturday that the pandemic has also affected dialogue, in relation to international conflict, leading people to take"shortcuts rather than setting out on the longer paths" for talks."Sisters and brothers, what would our world be like without the patient dialogue of the many generous persons who keep families and communities together? In this time of the pandemic, we have come to realize this more and more," he said.
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