Pope to Chilean Authorities:
Democracy and the ability to listen
Pope Francis addresses political authorities and the Moneda Palace in Santiago. - AFP |
Pope Francis tells members of govenment, the diplomatic
corps, and civil authorities in Chile they are a nation that has grown and
thrived, but its also important not to forget those who suffer situations of
injustice.
Democracy in action
But he noted that “each new generation must take up the
struggles and attainments of past generations, while setting its own sights
even higher.”
“Goodness, together with love, justice and solidarity, said
the Pope are not achieved once and for all; they have to be realized each
day.”
The Holy Father added that there was no room for complacency
when many people still endure situations of injustice.
Be a nation that listens
Speaking to the authorities gathered Pope Francis underlined
the importance of being a nation that listens to its people.
He went on the say that Chile needed to listen to the
unemployed, to migrants, to its native people often forgotten, to its young
people and to the elderly who, he said have much wisdom to impart.
The damage of child abuse
There was a round of applause when Pope Francis expressed
his “pain and shame at the irreparable damage caused to children by some
ministers of the Church. I am one with my brother bishops, he said, for
it is right to ask for forgiveness and make every effort to support the
victims, even as we commit ourselves to ensuring that such things do not happen
again.”
Concluding his speech the Pope spoke about an issue close to
his heart, that of the protection of creation saying that responding to grave
ecological and environmental problems calls for boldly adopting “a distinctive
way of looking at things”, that promotes the common good.
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