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Pope demands respect for Sundays | Pope demands respect for Sundays |
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Pope Benedict XVI has appealed for renewed respect for Sundays as he celebrated Mass at St Stephen's cathedral in the heart of Vienna. | Pope Benedict XVI has appealed for renewed respect for Sundays as he celebrated Mass at St Stephen's cathedral in the heart of Vienna. |
He was speaking on the final day of his three-day visit to Austria. | He was speaking on the final day of his three-day visit to Austria. |
In his sermon, the Pope said leisure was a good thing amid the mad rush of the modern world, but warned of the dangers of it becoming wasted time. | In his sermon, the Pope said leisure was a good thing amid the mad rush of the modern world, but warned of the dangers of it becoming wasted time. |
Correspondents say the papal visit to Austria comes as the influence of the Catholic Church is in decline there. | Correspondents say the papal visit to Austria comes as the influence of the Catholic Church is in decline there. |
Growing secularisation | Growing secularisation |
"Give the soul its Sunday, give Sunday its soul," the Pope said, quoting a phrase coined by a German bishop in the 20th Century. | "Give the soul its Sunday, give Sunday its soul," the Pope said, quoting a phrase coined by a German bishop in the 20th Century. |
"Leisure time is certainly something good and necessary, especially amid the mad rush of the modern world," he said in his sermon. | "Leisure time is certainly something good and necessary, especially amid the mad rush of the modern world," he said in his sermon. |
The Pope added though that if leisure lacked an inner focus, it could easily become wasted time. | The Pope added though that if leisure lacked an inner focus, it could easily become wasted time. |
The number of Austrians who regularly attend Sunday Mass has diminished to a tiny proportion of those who call themselves Catholics, according to church statistics, BBC's David Willey reports from Vienna. | The number of Austrians who regularly attend Sunday Mass has diminished to a tiny proportion of those who call themselves Catholics, according to church statistics, BBC's David Willey reports from Vienna. |
The Pope was visiting Austria not only as a pilgrim, but also as a missionary, according to the local press. | |
His aim during the three-day visit was to help revitalise religious practice in an increasingly secular Austrian society, our correspondent adds. |
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