Christmas message: Cardinal Schönborn demands peace in the world!

Christmas message: Cardinal Schönborn demands peace in the world!

Wien, Österreich - Vienna, December 24, 2024 - Cardinal Christoph Schönborn clarifies the mind about the deeper meaning of this time on this festive Christmas. In the "Kronen Zeitung" he expresses deeply concerned thoughts about the so -called Christmas peace, which can hardly be felt in today's world. "Will at least the silence of the weapons occur during the holidays that celebrate the birth of Jesus of the Peace King?" the Archbishop of Vienna urges. He describes the current conflicts in Ukraine, in the Middle East, Sudan and in the Congo, where peace is often only a distant dream. "When will this madness be over?" He continues and appeals to humanity in this hectic pre -Christmas period, which he has experienced in the past thirty years as challenging.

In a moving moment during his annual visit to Advent in prison, Schönborn describes how to sing his hope of peace and reconciliation re -sparked his hope of “Silent Night”. "Something new has started with Jesus," he emphasizes, and asks people to also become active in personal charity. "Peace begins with ourselves and in the family. We should be a pleasure at least one person who is not doing well," he clarifies - a message that should address the hearts in the country. The Innsbruck Bishop Hermann Glettler supports this call to solidarity and demands from the government to ensure social justice for all citizens, especially in these eventful times, as was underlined on Christmas Eve in the television program "Light into the Dark".

The longing for peace

Schönborn illustrates the lasting legacy of Christmas, which goes far beyond material gifts: the deep longing for peace and security that lives in everyone. "What can a small, defenseless child do in a world full of need?" He asks while he reminds that the simple shepherds of the Betleheme recognized the significant message of the birth of Jesus. This Christmas message becomes an invitation to think beyond your own well -being and to stand up to a person who is in need, as the cardinal put it, "we all have wounds, bear our part of guilt and suffering". Day by day, hope for peace remains the central demand to protect the weaker in society, as Schönborn underlines with urgent words.

He appeals to everyone to actively take care of fellow human beings during this Christmas season and thus set a sign of hope that goes far beyond the abundance of gifts, as he summarized them in the "Kronen Zeitung".