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Archbishop's Christmas message

Dr Barry Morgan
Archbishop of Wales issues Christmas message Credit: Barry Batchelor - PA Archive

The Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan has issued a Christmas message to the people of Wales.

In it, he encourages adults to 'regain a child’s sense of wonder' of the world in which we live.

The Archbishop, will preach at Llandaff Cathedral this evening and on Christmas Day.

Smacking children should be ruled out

The Archbishop of Wales will say tomorrow that physical punishment of children should be ruled out, and they deserve as much care and respect as adults.

Jesus believed that children were not just an asset for the future or a commitment to be undertaken for the sake of society. They were of infinite value as children. They deserved as much respect and care as any other human being.

– Archbishop of Wales Dr Barry Morgan

Dr Morgan is speaking at a vigil service in Cardiff to mark Universal Children’s Day

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