Pope Francis spoke about the Christian roots of Hungary during his general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 3, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNAVatican City, May 3, 2023 / 02:21 am (CNA).Pope Francis said Wednesday that freedom is under threat in Europe, as people choose consumerism and individualism over building families and community.Even today, "freedom is under threat," he said May 3. "Above all with kid gloves, by a consumerism that anesthetizes, where one is content with a little material well-being and, forgetting the past, one 'floats' in a present made to the measure of the individual.""This is the dangerous persecution of modernity that advances consumerism," he underlined. "But when the only thing that counts is thinking about oneself and doing what one likes, the roots suffocate," he warned. "This is a problem throughout Europe, where dedicating oneself to others, community feeling, the beauty of dreaming together and creating large families are in crisis. All of...