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Pope Francis says those who go to Mass must "show that they are Catholics"

Vatican City, Oct 21 (EFE) - (Camera: Álvaro Padilla) Pope Francis on Wednesday charged those who go to Mass "to show that they are Catholics" during the general audience held in the Paul VI Hall and in which he avoided approaching the faithful due to anti-ccoronavirus measures.FOOTAGE FROM THE SERVICE IN THE VATICAN AND SOUNDBITES FROM POPE FRANCISTRANSLATION:"It happens every time I approach you, you all come together and the distance is lost and there is danger of contagion from you. I do not like to do this, but it is for your safety"."The worst service that can be rendered, to God and also to man, is to pray with tiredness, to pray like parrots, as if it were a habit. No. Prayer is the center of life. If there is prayer, also the brother, the sister, becomes important"."Prayer is not a calming agent to relieve life's anxieties; or, anyway, a prayer of this kind is certainly not Christian". "Not to recognize it is a sacrilege, an abomination, the worst offense that can be brought to the temple and the altar".