Pope Francis: "Freedom does not come when you are locked in a room with the mobile phone" | Chronic

he dad Francisco urged young Europeans this Saturday tor "active builders" and to "get off the couch"because he's warned "Freedom is conquered along the way, it is not bought at the supermarket, it does not happen being locked in a room with the mobile phone".

"Freedom comes step by step, with others, never alone", rthe pontiff framed.

The pope met five thousand young people aged 16 to 21 from 20 European countries, members of the International Union of Guides and Scouts of Europe, who participated this week in a symposium to rediscover the common roots , to strengthen ties and deepen the European identity

Francisco warned them that the Old Continent needed not only observers, but "active builders", while he invited them to walk, to "get off the couch".

"The love for Europe, which unites them, not only requires attentive observers, but also active builders. Europe must meet", the pope said, very applauded, reported the agency ANSA.

"They are tired, are not they?"he asked them. "I am sure of one thing: that they feel more free inside than before. What does this tell us? This freedom is conquered along the way, it is not bought at the supermarket, it does not happen being locked in a room with the mobile phone "said the pope.

"To give means to stop supporting life and to enter the field to give a little good to the world, please do not leave life on the bedside table"said the Argentine pontiff.

"Jesus makes you free in the interior, not on the outside, gives you what nothing can give you," because "the last cell"where the"fashionable dress"They will never give you the joy of feeling loved and loving," said Francisco.