VATICAN CITY, FEB 18, 1999 (VIS) - Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, president of the Central Committee of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, today addressed the Bethlehem 2000 International Conference, being held in the Rome headquarters of the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization.
In his remarks, the cardinal recalled that the meeting had been organized under the aegis of the "Committee for Exercising the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People." He also pointed out that the U.N. General Assembly had recommended the conference in a unanimous resolution, "perhaps the only (unanimous) one of the many resolutions regarding the Middle East."
Cardinal Etchegaray pointed out that "Pope John Paul had wished that the forthcoming Jubilee ... be celebrated not only in Rome but also in the Holy Land." He indicated that pilgrims must find a Holy Land that is "welcoming and peaceful. ... This peace cannot be decreed, does not depend on any process, but rather proceeds from a conversion of spirits and hearts and is based on the dignity of every person, respected without discrimination or bickering."
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