Vatican Museum: Beauty that
unites! 4
Beauty creates communion. It unites onlookers from a
distance, uniting past, present and future. Pope Francis has recalled this on a
number of occasions. The Church has always translated the universality of the
Good News into the language of art. From this premise, this dramatic moment in
history characterized by uncertainty and isolation, gives rise to this
initiative which is a partnership between the Vatican Museum and Vatican News:
Masterpieces from the Vatican Collection accompanied by comments from the words
of the Popes.
Vincent Van Gogh; Pietà, c. 1890. Oil
on canvas, Vatican Museums; Vatican Apostolic Palace, Collection of
Modern Religious Art ©Musei Vaticani
©Musei Vaticani
“All human science, with its discoveries and technology,
and all its intelligence,
with its organizational capabilities
and inventive resources,
certainly makes society progress,
but will never eliminate Calvary,
because the earthly pilgrimage of humankind
is a search for the Absolute,
a perennial yearning
for that which transcends it.
It is therefore necessary to pray
that the divine light illuminate
intelligences and shake souls,
to elevate them to the prospective
of the eternal truths and the riches of grace.
By meditating on the drama of the human story
and on the mystery of the cross,
one understands that Calvary
cannot be suppressed
in the plan of creation and redemption:
God desires our love,
and love is demonstrated in faith;
but love is not given, without pain!
Look, therefore, to the crucified Christ,
together with the most holy Mary,
to feel in your hearts the importance
and greatness of your suffering!”
(John Paul II, Message to OFTAL, 21 March 1987)
Under the direction of: Paolo Ondarza
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