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杏MAP导航 Francis greets the faithful during his weekly General Audience 杏MAP导航 Francis greets the faithful during his weekly General Audience 

杏MAP导航 at Audience: 'Make love go viral in the light of faith'

Concluding his series of catecheses on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, 杏MAP导航 Francis reflects on the path of hope and love, as the world continues to suffer.

By Vatican News

杏MAP导航 Francis began his General Audience on Wednesday noting that in recent weeks 鈥渨e have reflected together鈥 on how to heal the world from the suffering highlighted by the pandemic.

As disciples of Jesus, 鈥渁llowing ourselves to be guided by faith, hope and charity鈥, he said, we have proposed to follow in His steps, opting for the poor, rethinking the use of material goods and taking care of our common home.

May the path continue

The 杏MAP导航 continued by expressing his hope that we 鈥渒eep our eyes fixed on Jesus鈥 who saves and heals the world and takes care of all 鈥渨ithout distinction on the basis of race, language or nation鈥. In order to do this, and follow in his footsteps, he explained, we must 鈥渃ontemplate and appreciate the beauty of every human being and of every creature鈥, all conceived in the heart of God.

In this way can we recognise Christ present in our poor and suffering brothers and sisters, to encounter them and to listen to their cry and the cry of the earth that echoes, continued the 杏MAP导航.

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In recognising Christ we will be able to regenerate society and not return to so-called 鈥渘ormality鈥, said the 杏MAP导航, explaining that the normality we once knew was 鈥渟ick with injustice鈥. The virus has highlighted so many injustices, all of which are the result of humankind, he continued, instead, we are called to the normality of the Kingdom of God, 鈥渨here there is bread for all and more to spare, social organisation is based on contributing, sharing and distributing, not on possessing, excluding and accumulating鈥.

鈥淭o come out of the pandemic, we must find the cure not only for the coronavirus, but also for the great human and socio-economic viruses鈥, said the 杏MAP导航.

Viralise love, globalise hope

Finally, 杏MAP导航 Francis noted that 鈥渁 fair and equitable society is a healthier society鈥 and that together we can work towards the Kingdom that Christ inaugurated for us: 鈥渁 Kingdom of light in the midst of darkness, of justice in the midst of so many outrages, of joy in the midst of so much pain, of healing and salvation in the midst of sickness and death鈥. Lets make love "go viral" and lets globalise鈥 hope in the light of faith".

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30 September 2020, 10:30