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Hildesheim (dpa / lni) - The Hildesheim bishop Heiner Wilmer gave courage to people in the Corona crisis in his Christmas sermon.

«We have a basic right to hope.

We can have fears and worries, weep and mourn, but the basic right remains, »said the Catholic.

The power of hope suggests that there will be a time after Corona.

Wilmer is counting on people to learn lessons.

He said: “We have learned how important people are who are there for others in clinics and in nursing homes.

We have learned that teachers and educators deserve high recognition.

We have learned that we can be considerate of one another.

We have learned that it would be good if the rich in our society took on more financial responsibility. "

In his sermon on Christmas Eve, the Catholic Bishop of Osnabrück, Franz-Josef Bode, called on Christians to ally with all people of good will, especially in view of the pandemic, in order to show the world the true philanthropy of God.

«With the salvation will of our incarnate God, we can not only stay with ourselves and our problems as a church.

We have to "give birth to Christ" in the world, for the world and with it and its people, "said Bode.

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Because of the risk of infection, many face-to-face church services were canceled on Christmas days - there were alternatives on the Internet.

For example, Hanover's Protestant regional bishop Ralf Meister and Hildesheim's Bishop Wilmer streamed an ecumenical service from a pub.

Pastor Robert Vetter from the Protestant parish of Stuhr in the Diepholz district drove a tractor team through the parish on Christmas Eve and celebrated short services in the open air during stops.

PM on the ecumenical online service from the pub