In his audience today in St. Peter's Square, dedicated to intergenerational relations, the pontiff took a long digression to speak about the "mythological being", the mother-in-law.
"The mother-in-law, I am not saying that we see her as the devil, but she is often presented in a derogatory way. But the mother-in-law is the mother of your husband, the mother of your wife. They say that the farther away the mother-in-law is, the better. But no, she is a mother, she is an old man. One of the nicest things for a woman is to have grandchildren. When her children have children, she lives again", the 85-year-old pope continued.
To brides, Jorge Bergoglio gave the following advice:"Take care of the relationship with your mothers-in-law. Sometimes they (mothers-in-law) are special, but they gave life to your partner. At the very least, make them happy."
And the mothers-in-law themselves, Pope Francis urged them "to watch the way they express themselves" since verbal misbehavior is one of the things they are often accused of.
On this occasion, the Pope once again apologized for receiving the faithful sitting because of the pain he still feels in his right knee.
"This knee is slow to heal and I can't stay standing for a long time. Please forgive me," he said, to applause from those in attendance.
The Pope is finding it difficult to move around and also has hip pain. Last week he told Argentina's La Nacion newspaper that he is treating the knee problem, caused by a torn ligament, by putting on ice and taking painkillers. Doctors tell him that in time the pain will disappear, but the healing process "is slow at his age."
Source: CNA
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