Pope: Don't work too hard
2006-08-20 16:36
Castelgandolfo - Too much work can
be bad for you, even if you are the pope, Pope Benedict said on
Sunday.
Speaking during his Sunday address at his summer residence
south of Rome, the pope quoted from the writings of St Bernard
of Chiaravalle, who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries.
"We have to guard ourselves, the saint observed, from the
dangers of excessive activity, regardless of the office one
holds, because too many concerns can often lead to hardness of
heart," the pope said.
"This warning is valid for every type of job, even those
concerned with the government of the church," he said.
The 79-year-old Benedict noted that the saint had written to
the pontiff of the times, Eugene III, warning him of the dangers
of working too hard.
Benedict said one should always make room for "prayer and
contemplation".
- Reuters