By Kayode Oguntona
Until the crisis of hunger, bloodshed, injustice and prevailing sufferings around the world today are properly addressed, the Christmas celebration may continue to be a mere ritual.
The Bishop, the Catholic Diocese of Oyo, the Most Reverend Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo who stated this in his Christmas message in Oyo Town noted that the season would appear bleak this year in Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Gaza, Sudan and some parts of Nigeria where people are faced with war and discomfort.
Bishop Badejo said Father Christmas shows, the glittering gifts and lavish parties that come with the yuletide are not the reason for the season as usually painted by the modern media, but the spirit of love, compassion, peace and truth.
According to the cleric, the Christmas celebration indicts many world leaders who are supposed to be saving people from trouble and suffering because Jesus came to the world to destroy all discomforts of humanity, especially sin.
While urging the nation’s political class to allow the spirit of Christmas to reflect in their actions, Bishop Badejo also called on Nigerians to do the same in their hearts every day and not yearly.
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