Leela M Ramdeen
“We pray for those suffering from addiction may be properly helped and accompanied.” – Pope Francis
In Pope Francis’ prayer intention for April 2020, he asked everyone to pray for those who suffer from addiction, especially addiction to gambling, pornography, and the internet.
If we are to journey with our Domestic Church on Mission; if we are to be leaven in our neighbourhood’s/nation’s dough, we must avoid being judgmental and reach out to families that are hurting, for example, because one or more members of their family is/are addicted to gambling.
Our Catechism tells us that Gambling, whether it involves games of chance (e.g. card games), wagers or betting, or even lotteries, is not intrinsically evil:
“Games of …
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