Pontiff Francis spoke on the controversial document of the European Commission
Pontiff considers EU document on Christmas an anachronism / Photo: Collage: Today
The Pope, commenting on the European Commission’s document on inclusive communication, called the debate around Christmas an “anachronism.” This is reported by “Vatican News”.
The essence of the document
The European Commission has banned employees from using words in their speech that may be offensive to people of a particular gender, race, nationality or belief, different ages and sexual preferences. In particular, the words “Christmas”, “lord”, mistress “,” gay “,” lesbian “and many others are recognized as offensive and unacceptable. Any mentions of Santa Claus, Virgin Mary, Joseph were banned.
“Christmas” has been ruled out – the word “holidays” is now used instead. The reason for this is Muslim migrants. In this case, the mention of a Christian holiday can be unpleasant.
According to the pontiff, throughout history, many dictatorships have chosen to avoid this term.
“Let’s remember Napoleon, the Nazi, communist dictatorship. This is a fashion for emasculated, diluted secularism, and it never worked. However, it makes me think about the European Union, which I consider necessary: the European Union must return to the ideals of founding parents, and unity, and greatness and beware of ideological colonization, which could lead to a split between countries and the collapse of the European Union, “- said Francis.
He believes that the European Union must respect each country and its internal structure.
“We need to respect the diversity of countries and not strive to unify them. I think that this will not happen, it was not their intention. However, we should be careful, because sometimes such bills as this come out and it’s not clear what to do with them. No, each country has its own specifics, but each country is also open to others. The European Union has its own sovereignty; we are talking about the sovereignty of brothers in unity that respects the identity of each country. One must be careful not to become intermediaries of ideological colonization, “said he.
Ukraine under the protection of the Vatican
The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, plans to visit Ukraine, the exact date of the visit has not yet been announced.
On November 30, Zelenskiy called the Pope to Ukraine, calling it “oxygen, which is so necessary.” The head of state stressed that the meeting with Ukrainians on Ukrainian soil would be a fateful event. Ukrainian leader met with the head of the Roman Catholic Church the only time in February 2020.
On April 18, Pope Francis announced that he was following with concern the military escalation in Donbass, where there had been ceasefire violations in recent months.
In addition, he stated that there is a positive dynamic in the peaceful settlement in Donbass.
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- 20 years have passed since the first and so far only visit of Pope John Paul II to Ukraine.
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Source From: Segodnya
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