During his homily Saturday evening, the pontiff hailed Jesus' birth in a stable and admonished people against being “ravenous” for power and wealth. He decried war, poverty, injustice and greedy consumerism.
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 24: Christmas Mass held at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Vatican on December 24, 2022. Pope Francis leads a mass on Christmas eve. Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those "ravenous" for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable, including children, in a Christmas Eve homily decrying war, poverty and greedy consumerism.
"As always, the principal victims of this human greed are the weak and the vulnerable,’’ said Francis, who didn’t cite any specific conflict or situation. "Do not allow yourself to be overcome by fear, resignation or discouragement." Jesus’ lying in a manger shows where "the true riches in life are to be found: not in money and power, but in relationships and persons."
"Jesus was born poor, lived poor and died poor," Francis said. "He did not so much talk about poverty as live it, to the very end, for our sake."When the Mass ended, the pope, pushed in a wheelchair by an aide, moved down the basilica with a life-sized statue of Baby Jesus on his lap and flanked by several children carrying bouquets. The statue then was placed in a manger in a creche scene in the basilica.
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