Pope wraps up day in Milan meeting newly confirmed
youngsters
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis wrapped up his one-day pastoral
journey to the northern Italian city of Milan with an encounter with newly
confirmed youngsters.
At the end of his busy day in the city, the Pope travelled
to the football stadium of San Siro where he was welcomed by almost 80,000
people, including parents, god-parents, catechists, teachers and volunteers.
The Pope took questions from some of those present and in
his off-cuff answers he focused on the importance of education and formation.
A good teacher he said knows how to enhance and promote the
qualities of his pupils without neglecting the person as a whole.
“Education is “head-hands-heart” he said.
“Education is “head-hands-heart” he said.
He reminded teachers and trainers that “children also need
to play, to have fun, to rest.”
The Pope concluded the encounter with a strong appeal to
defeat ‘bullying’: “Please be careful, be on the look-out for the phenomenon of
bullying” he said and invited the tens of thousands of boys and girls to
reflect in silence and ask themselves whether there is someone in their school
or in their community that teases them for whatever reason or whether they
themselves are mean and even aggressive towards others. “This is bullying” he
said and asked them to promise the Lord never to be bullies or to allow others
to be victims of bullies.
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