Папа в ходе Рождественской службы отметил тяжелое положение беженцев

В минувшее воскресенье, в ходе Рождественского сочельника, Папа Франциск отметил, что он особенно молится за людей, которые более всего страдают из-за конфликтов в мире, проводя параллель между их тяготами и тяготами святой семьи во время рождения Иисуса. В ходе традиционной службы, состоявшейся в Соборе Святого Петра в Риме, Папа сказал, что беженцы и перемещенные лица идут по тому же пути, что и святая семья в Рождественскую ночь.

Вспоминая, что Мария родила Иисуса в яслях, так как для них не нашлось места ни на одном постоялом дворе, Папа Франциск подчеркнул важность библейской истории в современном мире.

Приводя пример святой семьи, чтобы подчеркнуть "опасности, с которыми сталкиваются те, кому приходиться покидать свой дом", Папа Франциск отметил, что в Вифлееме Иосиф и Мария нашли город, "в котором не нашлось места для незнакомца издалека", и который, "казалось, хотел отстроиться, отвернувшись от других". Вместо этого Папа сказал, что Иисус "дает всем нам наш документ о гражданстве".

"Мы видим следы миллионов людей, которые не хотят уходить, но изгнаны с их земли, оставляют своих близких", - сказал он, добавив, что, хотя некоторые ищут лучшей жизни "для многих других этот отъезд носит одно имя: выживание".

источник: commonspace.eu по материалам агентств

фото: Папа Франциск в ходе службы в Соборе Святого Петра в канун Рождества 2017 года.

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