From Reuters …Pope Benedict on The Christmas Spirit:
"In today’s consumer society, this time of the year unfortunately suffers from a sort of commercial ‘pollution’ that threatens to alter its real spirit…"
He said Christmas should be marked with sober celebrations and urged Christians to display a nativity crib in their houses as "a simple but effective way of showing their faith and conveying it to their children."
Last year the Vatican launched a high-profile campaign to urge Roman Catholic Italy not to compromise the spirit of Christmas through excess or dilute its message out of fear of offending a growing Muslim population.
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December 12th, 2005 at 9:39 am
Hmm, I would think we could do more than display a simple nativity scene so our children can have warm fuzzies. lgp