Pope Francis said today (November 11, 2015) that a family that chooses to watch TV or play with their smartphones -- rather than talk at the dinner table -- is "hardly a family," the Catholic Herald (British) website reports.
"When children at the dinner table are glued to the computer, or the telephone and do not listen to one another, they are not a family, they are retired," the Pope said today during his weekly general audience.
Continuing his catechetical series on family life, the Pope reflected on the theme of togetherness, which is manifested at the dinner table. The Pope said that "to share a meal -- and not just food, but also affection, stories, events -- is a fundamental experience."
The Pope added Christians have a special vocation to foster family togetherness. The dinner table, he noted, is the place chosen by Jesus to teach His disciples and where He summarized the meaning of His death on the cross "that nourishes true and everlasting love."
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Families need to unplug and try to have more device free dinners.
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