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NACMm ALS Pope’s recent address at World Youth Day, Bish- op Walsh said that the Pope delivered his mes- sage “in a gentle and humble way and not in the way predicted by many in the media. His message was a very tra- ditional one”’.
Thirty young people from the Diocese of Killaloe – accompa- nied by local priests, Fr Donogh O’Meara and Fr Tom Hogan – travelled to Cologne in Germany to partake in the first World Youth Day celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI.
The group were part of a one-million crowd that were told by Pope Benedict that “in vast
areas of the world, there is a forgetfulness of God, a sense of dis- satisfaction with every- Oy item TeeM aio mAneun ero
The Pope said that religion constructed on a ‘do-it-yourself’ basis “cannot ultimately help ae
Dr Walsh said _ that the Pope “was_ look- ing at our world where there is a serious need for all of us to consider the things that bring us happiness and there is strong evidence that material success or in- stant satisfaction does not bring happiness and people are looking for something deeper and not just new-age spirituality that tend to say to people how you feel about yourself. The Pope put these solid truths before the young people.”
Dr Walsh said that the new Pope “is very clear in his beliefs”. He said: ‘He comes across as a very humble and gentle person.”