Speech - To the Members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the traditional exchange of New Year greetings (January 9, 2012)
"Truly the world is gloomy wherever it is not brightened by God’s light!
Truly the world is dark wherever men and women no longer acknowledge
their bond with the Creator and thereby endanger their relation to other
creatures and to creation itself. The present moment is sadly marked by
a profound disquiet and the various crises – economic, political and
social – are a dramatic expression of this".
