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| Archbishop Welby says 'emulate Mandela' in 2014 message | Archbishop Welby says 'emulate Mandela' in 2014 message |
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| People should pledge this new year to try to emulate Nelson Mandela and change the world around them, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said. | |
| The Most Reverend Justin Welby said he never usually made resolutions because he was "hopeless" at keeping them. | The Most Reverend Justin Welby said he never usually made resolutions because he was "hopeless" at keeping them. |
| But he urged people people to "change the world a bit where we are", in his first new year message as archbishop. | But he urged people people to "change the world a bit where we are", in his first new year message as archbishop. |
| And he quoted Mr Mandela's remark that dealing with poverty was a matter of justice rather than charity. | And he quoted Mr Mandela's remark that dealing with poverty was a matter of justice rather than charity. |
| The archbishop said the Church would continue to talk about poverty and other social issues, because they were part of its duty to promote Christian values. | The archbishop said the Church would continue to talk about poverty and other social issues, because they were part of its duty to promote Christian values. |
| He was speaking as he visited a centre supported by the Church Urban Fund, a charity run by the Church for people suffering hardship. | He was speaking as he visited a centre supported by the Church Urban Fund, a charity run by the Church for people suffering hardship. |
| 'Great generation' | 'Great generation' |
| "I want to suggest this year that each of us makes a resolution to try and change the world a bit where we are," Archbishop Welby said in his message, to be broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two. | "I want to suggest this year that each of us makes a resolution to try and change the world a bit where we are," Archbishop Welby said in his message, to be broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two. |
| "Nelson Mandela said that dealing with poverty is not an act of charity; it's an act of justice. He said every generation has the chance to be a great generation and we can be that great generation." | "Nelson Mandela said that dealing with poverty is not an act of charity; it's an act of justice. He said every generation has the chance to be a great generation and we can be that great generation." |
| He recalled a first year in office marked by the rapid succession of contrasting events. | He recalled a first year in office marked by the rapid succession of contrasting events. |
| He said he had experienced some "incredible high points", including his own installation in a spectacular service at Canterbury Cathedral, and the christening of Prince George in October. | He said he had experienced some "incredible high points", including his own installation in a spectacular service at Canterbury Cathedral, and the christening of Prince George in October. |
| He said one of the "greatest excitements" of his job was being part of an organisation that is the "glue that's holding the whole of society together" in many places. | He said one of the "greatest excitements" of his job was being part of an organisation that is the "glue that's holding the whole of society together" in many places. |
| The archbishop said people accused the Church of being political when it spoke about heating bills or insecurity in families, but he insisted that such issues were not so much a matter of politics as fulfilling the commandment to love your neighbour. | The archbishop said people accused the Church of being political when it spoke about heating bills or insecurity in families, but he insisted that such issues were not so much a matter of politics as fulfilling the commandment to love your neighbour. |
| His message comes after he described Pope Francis as his person of the year. | His message comes after he described Pope Francis as his person of the year. |
| "He has changed the sense of direction and purpose of the Catholic Church with his personal example," he told the BBC on Tuesday. | "He has changed the sense of direction and purpose of the Catholic Church with his personal example," he told the BBC on Tuesday. |