'Christmas is approaching: there will be lights, parties, Christmas trees and nativity scenes... it's all a charade. The world continues to go to war. The world has not chosen a peaceful path,' he said in the Mass at the chapel of the Santa Marta residence.

 

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So nothing on this?

So does he want us to stop celebrating until there is no more war? He's going to be waiting a long while.

Christmas has been commercialized just like every other holiday that we celebrate. Not sure that's breaking news to anybody.

Pope says a lot of things. We didn't even have a thread on his entire trip to Africa because I didn't think it would generate much interest.

 

Yes the violence is deplorable in places like Paris. It wasn't committed by people that celebrate Christmas, so what does he want from people?

Christmas has been commercialized just like every other holiday that we celebrate. Not sure that's breaking news to anybody.

 

No doubt about that. What I'm reading isn't that commercialization is the issue, it's that these commercial festivities are meaningless because of war/atrocity.

No doubt about that. What I'm reading isn't that commercialization is the issue, it's that these commercial festivities are meaningless because of war/atrocity.

 

Yeah, I initially missed that.

 

Getslow made good points. The terrorists don't celebrate Christmas, so unless he's telling the victims not to celebrate, I'm not sure what he's trying to accomplish.

Maybe he can convert the Muslims to Christianity?

So nothing on this?

 

You started the thread but made no comment yourself. What are your thoughts?

I hope everyone has a very Merry Charade!