Cardinal Urges Respect, Restraint At Christmas

Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier, O.F.M.

Function: Archbishop of Durban, South Africa

Title: Cardinal Priest of S Francesco d'Assisi ad Acilia

Birthdate: Mar 08, 1941	Country: South Africa

Elevated: Feb 21, 2001	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Cardinal Urges Respect, Restraint At Christmas
Dec 23, 2006
The Christmas season should be for families and communities to spend time in peace, joy and relaxation together.

Catholic Information Service for Africa (Nairobi, December 22, 2006) - But in South Africa, it is also a season of high road accident fatalities, family violence and drunkenness, said Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of Durban and outgoing President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference.

In a message for the Day of Reconciliation, Cardinal Napier urged respect and restraint during the holiday season.

"In this time of recalling the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, we should be celebrating in our families and communities in such a way that our celebrations do not include the pain of domestic violence or violent crime or unnecessary and avoidable deaths," he said.

Christmas is a season when we celebrate the fact that God chose to be part of our lives and history in the Lord Jesus Christ, he went on.

"It is thus a time for sharing and celebrating our human nobility and dignity - expressing how in ourselves we are gifts for others and how they are gifts to us. It's not about how much hurt we can cause or damage we can do, even inadvertently."

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