Pope Benedict XVI decried the increasing commercialization of Christmas as he celebrated Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday night, urging the faithful to look beyond the holiday's "superficial glitter" to discover its true meaning, the Associated Press website reports today (December 25, 2011).
Benedict, 84, presided over the service in a packed St. Peter's Basilica, kicking off an intense two weeks of Christmas-related public appearances.
In his homily, Benedict lamented that Christmas has become an increasingly commercial celebration that obscures the simplicity of the message of Christ's birth.
"Let us ask the Lord to help us see through the superficial glitter of this season, and to discover behind it the child in the stable in Bethlehem, so as to find true joy and true light," the Pope said.
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This has been the message of all the popes for a long time. I wonder how many people out there took heed to this homily.
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