The Pope asked young people to get rid of mobile phones and fight against harassment

Pope Francis on Saturday asked young people to "get rid of dependence" on mobile phones, which he described as "a drug", and urged this "fight against harbadment" when his speech to the students of a public school in Rome, which he received at the Vatican.

Free yourself from cell phone addiction! It is a great progress, a great help and you must use them, but if you become a slave of the phone, you lose your freedom, "said the pontiff to the students of the school Ennio Quirino Visconti of Rome.

"Life is communicating and not just mere contact," the pope told the students, whom he asked to combat bullying that was "a war" and said that It was distressing to know that this phenomenon existed.

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

Source: El Tribuno

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