Get off your cellphone and see the world. There is an adventure and happiness for you. That was Pope Francis’s message to young people while he was just in Hungary. He made headlines for talking about peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia. But some of his messages were about the war on human hearts in the West.
In a meeting with youth he said quite bluntly: “Nowadays there is a great temptation to be satisfied with a cellphone and a few friends. What a pity! Even if many people are willing to settle for that, or even if you are too, it is not good or healthy. You cannot shut yourselves away in small groups of friends, talking only on your cellphone. To do so — allow me to say it — is somewhat stupid.”
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