Saturday, 2 April 2022

Message from Pope Francis to Malta

These are some messages expressed by Pope Francis yesterday in his speech at the palace of the Malta President:

Do not become victims of consumerism.

Do not detach yourself from the Christian values.

Do not be addicted with the indifference of others.

Let us appreciate the beauty of our country, without defiling it with excess development and politics that drifts people apart.

Honesty, justice and transparency are the pillars of an advanced civil society.

Unity and Peace are gifts which the Maltese people pray for in the National Anthem, a deeply sincere prayer.

The environment should be protected from the thirst of money, frenetic buildings, which are jeopardizing the future of our young people, who should instead be involved in good politics and distance themselves from apathy and lack of commitment.

He emphasized the dignity of workers, the care of seniors and the danger that some of young people risk ruining their potential by focusing on empty illusory dreams like drugs.

Speaking of migrants, we should not build walls or bridges that collapse, nor look at migrants as a virus we should try to prevent, but as persons whom we should welcome. And so the Mediterranean Sea should be a sea of solidarity, not a barrier or a tragic shipwreck of civilization.

Rather than ideological visions, we should strive to emphasize mercy and care towards others.

He asked that the funds spent on armaments should be used instead on the development of health and nutrition among the poor.

May Malta, the heart of the Mediterranean keeps strengthening the beating of the heart of hope, the care for human life, the welcoming of strangers, and the yearning of peace.

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