We’ve all done it – some more than others, but we’ve all done it at one time or another. Smartphones, and mobile devices in general, have become such an integral part of our lives that many of us don’t bat an eyelid when we use our smartphones at the dinner table. Most of us don’t need reminding that this is a pretty terrible habit – after all, the dinner table is where most of us have our only interaction with our families – but one very important man to some people has reminded us once again that you should put away your smartphone at the dinner table: none other than Pope Francis himself. The head of the Catholic Church said earlier this week:
“A family that almost never eats together, or that never speaks at the table but looks at the television or the smartphone, is hardly a family… Sitting at table for the family dinner, sharing our meal and the experiences of our day, is a fundamental image of togetherness and solidarity.”
“When children at the table are attached to the computer or the phone and don’t listen to each other, this is not a family, this is a pensioner.”
While we may not have put it in exactly those words, the Pope does have a point, whether we want to admit it or not. What do you think about Pope Francis’ view on smartphones at the dinner table? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Catholic News Agency via engadget
