Pope Francis Has This To Say About Using Cellphones

Pope Francis Urges People To Stop Using Cellphones During Mealtimes

POPE FRANCIS – On Sunday, Pope Francis urged the people to talk to each other during mealtimes instead of using smartphones.

The pope emphasized that we had to get back to communicating with our families. In his unscripted remarks, he encouraged fathers, parents, children, brothers, and sisters to take up this task.

Along with this, the Pope also highlighted the importance of communicating with God. He also wanted the people to not let the failures of the church stray them from accepting God’s love.

Whatever goes wrong in our lives, whatever doesn’t work in the Church, whatever problems there are in the world, will no longer serve as an excuse. It will become secondary, for faced with Jesus’ extravagant love, a love of utter meekness and closeness, we have no excuse

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As time goes by, people have more convenient access to technology. Because of this, people tend to get hooked into the endless content available on the tip of their fingers.

You would often see a child finishing his/her meals so fast to get back into playing games on the phone. Others would eat so slow because they’re watching a video while eating.

According to an article from Flintobox, using mobile phones while eating could lead to severe addiction. Having a phone during mealtime enforces habits that are hard to escape from.

In addition, they could also eat less or eat too much. Aside from this, a common occurrence is a child losing interest in eating.

However, the most important thing to consider here is communication with family members.

Like what Pope Francis said, communication is key to a healthy and loving family. In these modern days, a family that’s eating together is a rarity.

We should use simple things such as mealtime to connect with our family, share stories, and get a stronger bond.

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