Love not a trinket, pope tells young Catholics

"Much of the love offered by the media and on the Internet is not love but selfishness and seclusion -- it gives you a moment's thrill but doesn't make you happy," the pope added.
"Experiencing real love certainly requires sacrifices but without them one can never get there," he said. "But I'm sure you are not afraid of the effort which a binding and true love requires -- at the end of the day it is the only love which gives real joy."
The gathering brought together tens of thousands of youngsters aged from six to 18, along with bishops, priests and teachers from all parts of Italy.
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