Vatican City, 11 September 2014 (VIS) –
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin has sent a message on
behalf of the Holy Father to the participants in the meeting of the
Ecclesial Pan-Amazonian Network in Brasilia, Brazil, which concludes
tomorrow. The message is addressed to Archbishop Pedro Ricardo
Barreto Jimeno S.J., of Huancayo, Colombia, president of the
Department of Justice and Solidarity of the CELAM (Latin American
Episcopal Council).
The Pope, referring to his apostolic
exhortation “Evangelii gaudium”, remarks that the participants in
the meeting respond to the crucial challenge of “living together,
of mingling, of meeting, of taking each other's hands, of supporting
each other, of participating in this chaotic and high tide so that it
may be transformed into a true experience of fraternity, a cavalcade
of solidarity, a holy pilgrimage. In this way, the great potential of
communication translates into greater possibilities for encounter and
solidarity”.
Francis expresses his joy at seeing the
results of his appeal for the creation of an innovative network
dedicated specifically to ecological matters related to the Amazon
and his hopes for the outcome of the initiative. He also takes the
opportunity to remind those present that the network must be rich in
humanity – a network not of threads, but of people. “It is not
enough to circulate on digital 'paths'”, he writes. “It is
necessary for this connection to be accompanied by true encounter: we
cannot live alone, closed up in ourselves; we need to love and be
loved, and we need tenderness. Only in this way can Christian
witness, thanks to this network, reach the existential peripheries of
humanity, facilitating the work of Christian leaven and bringing
progress to the living cultures of Amazonia and their values”.
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