Pope lauds old family values
- 12 years ago
Pope Benedict weaves through a crowd numbering in the hundreds of thousands at a religious festival in Italy.
The event, an international gathering of Catholic families, brought together pilgrims from as far away as New Zealand.
The 85-year-old pontiff presided over a mass in which he defended traditional family values and spoke out against gay marriage.
He also urged followers to take a step back from the relentless pursuit of money.
SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE BENEDICT XVI SAYING:
(PARTLY OVERLAID WITH VIDEO OF PILGRIMS AND CLERGY)
"Harmonizing work schedules with family demands, professional life with motherhood, work with celebration, is important for building up a society with a human face."
During his trip, the pope no made refence to a mushrooming scandal in which insiders have alleged cronyism and corruption inside the Vatican.
Andrew Raven, Reuters
The event, an international gathering of Catholic families, brought together pilgrims from as far away as New Zealand.
The 85-year-old pontiff presided over a mass in which he defended traditional family values and spoke out against gay marriage.
He also urged followers to take a step back from the relentless pursuit of money.
SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE BENEDICT XVI SAYING:
(PARTLY OVERLAID WITH VIDEO OF PILGRIMS AND CLERGY)
"Harmonizing work schedules with family demands, professional life with motherhood, work with celebration, is important for building up a society with a human face."
During his trip, the pope no made refence to a mushrooming scandal in which insiders have alleged cronyism and corruption inside the Vatican.
Andrew Raven, Reuters