Pope Francis greets Palestinian delegation
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis before his General Audience on
Wednesday, greeted a Palestinian delegation hosted by the Pontifical Council
for Interreligious Dialogue.
Speaking to those gathered, the Pope told them that it was
his hope “that your consultations may help to open a space of sincere dialogue
for the benefit of all the members of Palestinian society, and the Christian
community in particular, given its small numbers and the challenges it faces,
especially with regard to emigration.”
The Holy Father emphasized that, “for the Catholic Church,
it is always a joy to build bridges of dialogue with communities,
individuals and organizations, adding that it was a particular joy to do
so with Palestinian religious and intellectual leaders.”
Dialogue, said the Pope, “takes place at every level:
with ourselves through reflection and prayer, in our families, in our religious
communities, between different religious communities, and also in civil
society.”
He noted that the primary condition of that dialogue
was “reciprocal respect and a commitment to strengthening that respect, for
the sake of recognizing the rights of all people, wherever they happen to
be.”
The Pope remarked that The Holy Land was
for Christians “the land par excellence of dialogue between God and
mankind.” He also highlighted the fact that the culmination of this
dialogue took place in Nazareth between the Angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary.
The Holy Father went on to say, “that dialogue continues in
a unique way between Jesus and his people, in representation of humanity as a
whole.”
Concluding his greeting, Pope Francis recalled the “kindness
that the Authorities of the State of Palestine, who he said, “have shown to the
Christian community, acknowledging its place and its role in Palestinian
society.”
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