Pope greets participants in interfaith meeting
(Vatican Radio) Ahead of his
General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis met with participants of a meeting
between the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies of Amman and the Pontifical
Council for Interreligious Dialogue. The Fourth meeting between the two
institutions had for its main topic the theme: "Shared values in social
and political life: citizens and believers."
In brief, off-the-cuff
remarks, Pope Francis recalled his visit to Jordan in 2014, saying, “It is a
beautiful memory that I carry with me.
He thanked those taking part
in the colloquium, and told them that the work they are doing is “a work of
construction.” Although in our days “we have become used to the destruction
caused by wars, the work of dialogue, of rapprochement, helps us always to
build.”
The Pope emphasized the
importance of “dialogue” for work of this kind:
“Dialogue is going out of
ourselves, with a word, to hear the word of the other. The two words meet, two
thoughts meet. It is the first step of a journey. Following this meeting of the
word, hearts meet and begin a dialogue of friendship, which ends with holding
hands. Word, hearts, hands. It’s simple! A little child knows how to do it…”
Reminding his listeners that
“we have a common Father: we are brothers,” Pope Francis encouraged the
participants in the meeting to “go forward along this street, which is
beautiful!”
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