Pope Francis criticizes EU document against word 'Christmas'

In a press conference during a flight to Rome, Papa Francesco criticized a document of the Commission of the European Union that I had the odd goal of removing the word Christmas from my wishes.

This is the document “#UnionOfEquality. European Commission guidelines for inclusive communication ". The 32-page internal text encourages staff based in Brussels and Luxembourg avoiding phrases like "Christmas can be stressful" and instead saying "holidays can be stressful".

The European Commission guide urged officials to "avoid assuming that they are all Christians". The document, however, was withdrawn on 30 November last.

Pope Francis criticizes the European Union document which discouraged the use of the word "Christmas"

When asked about the issue, the Holy Father spoke of "anachronism".

“In history, many, many dictatorships have tried. Think about Napoleon. Think of the Nazi dictatorship, the Communist one… it's a fashion of diluted secularism, distilled water… But this is something that hasn't always worked ”.

Speaking to reporters yesterday, Monday 6 December, the Pope stressed that the EU must uphold the ideals of its founding fathers, which included committed Catholics such as Robert Schuman e Alcide de Gasperi, which he cited during an important speech in Athens on democracy.

"The European Union must take up the ideals of the founding fathers, which were ideals of unity, of greatness, and be careful not to embark on the path of ideological colonization," the Pope said.

Shortly before the guide was withdrawn, the Vatican Secretary of State had harshly criticized the European Union document.

In an interview published by Vatican News on November 30, the cardinal Pietro Parolin he affirmed that the text went "against reality" by diminishing the Christian roots of Europe.

Source: Church Pop.