Pope Francis’ Christmas Message Pushes UN Goals: It Spiritually Disappoints

It seems to me that he is less concerned with saving souls than with pushing UN Agenda 2030.

From Everyday For Life Canada

Pope Francis' Christmas Urbi et Orbi ("to the city of Rome and to the world") address and apostolic blessing offers the faithful too much of a worldly and thus uninspiring message. The Pope seems to be working for the United Nations, not as the vicar of Christ.

Pope Francis writes, "At this moment in history, marked by the ecological crisis and grave economic and social imbalances only worsened by the corona-virus pandemic, it is all the more important for us to acknowledge one another as brothers and sisters." Where's the ecological crisis? Why is Pope Francis blaming the virus for the current economic problems? The fact is that many of the hardships which people are facing have been caused by government ordered shutdowns and the violation of religious liberty. These drastic measures come from human beings, not the infection.

He goes on to say, "At Christmas we celebrate the light of Christ who comes into the world; he comes for everyone, not just for some. Today, in this time of darkness and uncertainty regarding the pandemic, various lights of hope appear, such as the discovery of vaccines. But for these lights to illuminate and bring hope to all, they need to be available to all. We cannot allow the various forms of nationalism closed in on themselves to prevent us from living as the truly human family that we are. Nor can we allow the virus of radical individualism to get the better of us and make us indifferent to the suffering of other brothers and sisters."

Sorry, the "lights of hope" are not the vaccine and open borders to illegal immigrants. Our hope is the light of Baby Jesus who is our redeemer. Why is the Pope giving the green light to vaccines for all? What does he know about the safety and health benefits of these new and untested vaccines? Much of "the suffering of other brothers and sisters" has come from the Church's colossal failure to defend religious liberty around the world. The Vatican has said little about Christian persecution taking place in many nations. The Pope has also abandoned faithful Catholics in China to the direction of the Communist Party. Are they not our brothers and sisters? Does the Pope believe China, anytime soon, will open its borders or stop the violation human rights or open the door to democracy?

Pope Francis doesn't talk about Christ for all as the source of unity, but instead, "vaccines for all." In his words, "I ask everyone – government leaders, businesses, international organizations – to foster cooperation and not competition, and to seek a solution for everyone: vaccines for all, especially for the most vulnerable and needy of all regions of the planet. Before all others: the most vulnerable and needy!" The solution to the pandemic is to give the vaccine to everyone and obey Caesar like good sheep. However, the Pope has nothing to say about governments trampling on religious liberty and violation of civil rights across the globe.

Pope Francis' Christmas message essentially pushes UN goals: it spiritually disappoints; it puts the temporal before the spiritual. Patriotism and a free citizenry have become a suspect "radical individualism." So, wear your mask, listen to the government and take the vaccine. Make sure you have no opinions of your own. This will make us more "compassionate" to the suffering of others. Really? Not addressing the fact that people are dying alone, without family and the sacraments. Not that people have lost an income. Not the fact the churches are closed. Not that individual freedom and the right to public worship have disappeared by diktat. And the Church has remained silent.

Pope Francis' Christmas message pushes the worldly and thus spiritually disappoints. Baby Jesus is a living reminder that Christmas unites us as brothers and sisters, not a vaccine or the goals of the United Nations. It's Christ that saves, not social justice activism.

We end with a quote from the Christmas message of 2000 by Pope John Paul II, and humbly suggest for Pope Francis to read it:

To peoples in all parts of the world
who are moving with courage towards the values of democracy,
freedom, respect and mutual acceptance,
and to all persons of good will, whatever their culture,
the joyful message of Christmas is today addressed:
"Peace on earth to those on whom God’s favour rests"
Of humanity as it approaches the new millennium,
You, Lord Jesus, born for us at Bethlehem
ask respect for every person,
especially the small and the weak;
you ask for an end to all forms of violence!
To wars, oppression, and all attacks on life!
O Christ, whom we look on today
in the arms of Mary,
you are the reason for our hope!
Saint Paul tells us:
"The old has passed away,
behold, the new has come!"
In you, only in you, is humanity offered
the chance to become "a new creation".
Thank you, Child Jesus, for this your gift!

Happy Christmas to all!