Pope Benedict has condemned drug trafficking and corruption at a huge open-air Mass in Mexico. Around 300,000 people gathered to hear the Pope's message beside the Christ the King monument in Silao, one of the most important symbols of Mexican Catholicism. James Read has more.
班尼迪克教皇在墨西哥巨型公开集会上谴责毒品走私和腐败现象,在墨西哥基督教最重要的标志—Silao基督国王纪念碑旁,约30万人聚在这里听教皇的讲话。James Read 报道。
This open-air Mass was the main event of Pope Benedict's first visit to Mexico. He used it to address the country's most pressing problems. In the face of violence, corruption and poverty, he urged Catholics to look to their faith and put aside thoughts of revenge. At a time of suffering, he said, the Church offered consolation, strength and hope. Catholicism is under pressure in Mexico from both secularisation and evangelical churches, but the warm reception given to the Pope shows that it remains deeply embedded in the soul of the nation.
这次公开集会,就是班尼迪克教皇墨西哥此行主要事件,他借此机会讨论该国最严重的问题。对于暴力、腐败和贫困问题,他敦促天主教徒坚守信念,将复仇的想法搁置一边。他说,教堂在这个不幸的时候提供了安慰、力量和希望。在墨西哥,基督教受到来自世俗和福音教会的双重压力,但这次教皇此行受到的热烈欢迎,表明基督教仍深深铭刻在本国灵魂的深处。