Pope Benedict’s Christmas call for children

We don’t agree with some of the Pontiff’s opinions, but this one we share, and it’s so good to hear. More and more people are speaking out on behalf of the welfare of children and respecting their rights. It’s becoming a global issue that’s too compelling, too heart-wrenching to ignore.

By Philip Pullella – an excerpt https://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/061225/world/international_christmas_pope_dc

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict ushered in Christmas at midnight mass on Monday, saying the image of the baby Jesus in a manger should remind everyone of the plight of poor, abused and neglected children the world over…

“The child of Bethlehem directs our gaze toward all children, particularly those who suffer and are abused in the world, the born and the unborn,” the Pope said in his homily, making a reference to abortion.

“Toward children who are placed as soldiers in a violent world; toward children who have to beg; toward children who suffer deprivation and hunger; toward children who are unloved. In all of these it is the Child of Bethlehem who is crying out to us. It is the God who has become small who appeals to us.”