VATICAN CITY, JAN 31, 2007 (VIS) - Yesterday evening, Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., made the following declaration concerning comments by Giorgio Napolitano, president of the Italian Republic, on the need to bear in mind the Church's position when preparing a law on de facto couples. President Napolitano had made his remarks on Monday, during the course of an official visit to Spain.
"The comments of President Giorgio Napolitano are certainly highly appreciable, an expression of the great concern for the views of the Holy Father that he has shown on many occasions, and an encouragement to an attitude of dialogue and respect that is not always present in current political debate. He invites us to seek a broad vision of the problems of society, showing great sensitivity towards the concerns expressed by the Church authorities, recognizing their legitimacy and the fact that they are deeply motivated and animated by the search for the common good of society and, in this specific case, of Italian society.
"It remains to be seen how the desired synthesis may be found in dialogue, involving the various components of the Italian political and social community, in such a way that the positions expressed by the authorities of the Church in Italy are taken into due consideration."
OP/DECLARATION NAPOLITANO/LOMBARDI VIS 20070131 (230)
"The comments of President Giorgio Napolitano are certainly highly appreciable, an expression of the great concern for the views of the Holy Father that he has shown on many occasions, and an encouragement to an attitude of dialogue and respect that is not always present in current political debate. He invites us to seek a broad vision of the problems of society, showing great sensitivity towards the concerns expressed by the Church authorities, recognizing their legitimacy and the fact that they are deeply motivated and animated by the search for the common good of society and, in this specific case, of Italian society.
"It remains to be seen how the desired synthesis may be found in dialogue, involving the various components of the Italian political and social community, in such a way that the positions expressed by the authorities of the Church in Italy are taken into due consideration."
OP/DECLARATION NAPOLITANO/LOMBARDI VIS 20070131 (230)
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