At Lima's National Stadium, Pope Leo Urges Peruvian Youth To Reject Lie That Sin Brings Happiness

by Junno Arocho Esteves LIMA (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV called on young Peruvians to not give in to the “dangerous suspicion” that following God means sacrificing their personal fulfillment and to reject the belief that they need to sin in order to experience happiness. Addressing nearly 60,000 young people at a prayer vigil at the National Stadium of Peru in Lima Nov. 12, the pope urged them to “engrave in your hearts the words of Benedict XVI: ‘evil is always poisonous.'” “At times, we wonder whether following God’s will means giving up our dreams. This fear can give rise to an even more dangerous suspicion: thinking that God is depriving us of something and that, in order to enjoy life fully, we also need to experience sin,” he said. Tens of thousands of young men and women filled the stadium, singing and chanting, “Esta es la juventud del papa” (“This is the youth of the pope”).

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