Vatican City, Feb 6, 2011 / 10:04 am
"True wisdom" can be spread by Christians to eliminate "darkness," said Pope Benedict XVI during the Sunday Angelus.
The Pope was joined by a crowd of pilgrims who covered much of St. Peter's Square on Feb. 6 for the Sunday Angelus prayer. Many of those in attendance were members of different Catholic associations for the defense of life and the family. Some had brought large green balloons that flew overhead to mark Italy's national "Day for Life."
In his address before the prayer, the Pope spoke about Christ's words from the day's Gospel which he refers to the disciples as the "salt of the Earth" and "the light of the world."
Christ sought to transmit a sense of mission and witness to the disciples through this image, he explained. In their culture, salt evoked values such as alliance, solidarity, life and wisdom.