Pope Francis, to young people: the mobile phone is also a drug

"Free yourself from cell phone addiction! They are a big step forward, a great help and you have to use them, but if you become the slave of the phone, you lose your freedom"says the pontiff to the students of the school Ennio Quirino Visconti from Rome.

He also reminded them that since there are addictions to drugs, "The cell phone is also a drug" that "can reduce communication to mere contacts", according to Efe.

"Life is communicating and not just simple contacts," said the Argentine pope to students, who he asked to fight against bullying that is related to "a war."

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The pope admitted that he was wrong and rectified his criticism of feminism

He also asked them not to be afraid of "diversities" and recalled that "the dialogue between different cultures enriches a country, enriches the homeland and directs us to a land of all and not only for some".

In another speech to the volunteers of the Italian Association of Donors of Organs (AIDO), gathered at the Vatican, the pontiff said the society was to respond with "concrete gestures of solidarity and solidarity". generous love "to what the Church considers as" Threats to life ", such as abortion and euthanasia.

"In the face of the threats to life, which unfortunately we must attend almost daily, as in the case of abortion and euthanasia, society needs these concrete gestures of solidarity and solidarity. generous love, "he said.

He also hailed giving organs "to save other lives, preserve, recover and improve the health of many sick people who have no other alternative."