Pope says art is a source of
harmony and peace
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| Pope Francis meeting the "Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museum" on September 28, 2018. (Vatican Media) |
Pope Francis on Friday thanked members of the "Patrons
of the Arts in the Vatican Museums" for their preservation and
conservation efforts.
By Robin Gomes
“In today’s troubled world, unfortunately so often torn and
damaged by selfishness and the thirst for power, art represents, perhaps even
more than in the past, a universal need because it is a source of harmony and
peace, and expresses the dimension of gratitude.”
Pope Francis made the observation on Friday to some 45
member of the association, Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums,
on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of their foundation.
Founded in 1983, following a major Vatican exhibition tour
in the United States, the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums support
the preservation and conservation efforts of the Museums.
Art witnesses to God
In his address to the group, the Pope observed that “art has
been second only to life in bearing witness to the Lord” and allows us “more
than by words and ideas to approach the faith, because it follows the same path
of faith, that of beauty.”
The beauty of art, he said, enriches life and
creates communion, because it unites God, man and creation in
a single symphony. It connects the past, the present and the future, and
it attracts – in the same place and with the same gaze – different and far-off
peoples.
Pope Francis thanked the patrons for their generosity in
the restoration of numerous art treasures of the Vatican Museums, saying it is
their contribution to a centuries-long tradition, imitating
the achievements of those who contributed to the Church’s history through art.
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