Pope marks joyful Christmas Eve after less-than-joyful year

Pope Francis assured the faithful on Christmas Eve that God loves everyone — 'even the worst of us' — as he celebrated the joyous birth of Christ after a less-than-joyful year of scandals and opposition.

Pope Francis assured the faithful on Christmas Eve that God loves everyone — “even the worst of us” — as he celebrated the joyous birth of Christ after a less-than-joyful year of scandals and opposition.

Francis said the birth of Jesus, which Christians commemorate on Christmas Day, was a reminder of God’s unconditional love for everyone, “even the worst of us.” “May we not wait for our neighbors to be good before we do good to them, for the church to be perfect before we love her, for others to respect us before we serve them. Let us begin with ourselves,” he said.

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