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Article: Roman Catholic Church And The Last Days
It was his last official discourse of WYD2016 — and perhaps given confidence by the Panamanian volunteers for #WYD2019, Pope Francis gave his first off-the-cuff address (not counting his evening reflections from the window of the archbishop’s residence). Speaking in Spanish, the Holy Father told the youth that they are to be hope for the future, but that there are conditions for this.
The first, the Pope said, is that the young people have to have “memory” of where they come from. “If you want to be hope for the future,” he said, “you have to receive the ‘torch’ from your grandfather and grandmother.” To prepare for Panama, for World Youth Day 2019, he said, you must speak more to your grandparents, and if they are already gone, to other elderly people. To have ‘memory’ is the first condition to be hope for the future, he said. Read Full Article ....
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