罗马教皇本笃在他的传统新年讲话上呼吁世界天主教徒在2010年要和平与包容。星期五，这位罗马天主教领袖先在圣彼得大教堂发表演讲，之后向聚集在梵蒂冈城接受他祝福的人发表讲话。他说，全世界无论“肤色、国籍、语言和宗教”的人都值得尊重。
他说，世界的城市变得越来越多样化，儿童应该在幼年时学会包容。教皇本笃还反对暴力和战争，并继续呼吁人们应具备生态意识。他说对人性的尊重来自于和平与包容，这一点应该和对地球岌岌可危的环境的尊重联系起来。
Pope Benedict urged the world’s Catholics to practice peace and tolerance during 2010 in his traditional New Year’s message.Speaking during Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, and later to a large crowd gathered in Vatican City for his blessing, the pope said all people of the world deserve respect, regardless of their “skin color, nationality, language [or] religion.”
Benedict said children should learn tolerance at a young age, because the world’s cities are becoming increasingly diverse.The Roman Catholic Church leader also spoke out against violence and war, and renewed his call for ecological awareness. He said respect for humanity, which comes from practicing peace and tolerance, should be linked to respect for the Earth’s endangered environment.