Pope Francis said people need to put down their cell phones and communicate, particularly at the dinner table, according to the New York Post.
"When we're at the table, when we are speaking to others on our telephones, it's the start of war because there is no dialogue," the pontiff said during a speech Friday to a young crowd at a university in Rome.
The pope made the remarks during a 45-minute speech in which he also reprimanded politicians for a lack of dialogue, saying "where even before one [candidate] finishes talking, he is interrupted. Where there is no dialogue, there is violence. Wars start in your heart."
He added: "In the newspapers, we see this one insulting that one, that one says this about the other one."
Being a good listener is important, he said.
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1 comment:
That's the rule in our house. Phones off. Whoever picks up any phone during dinner is done.
My son's girlfriend learned one day how serious I was. I asked her to put down her phone.. she smiled. He took it and put it in another room and told her the house rule. Family time is too short. Enjoy the time with the people you're with.
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