Vatican City, 26 November 2014 (VIS) –
Following today's catechesis, the Pope offered special greetings to
the Arab-speaking faithful, in particular those from Iraq and the
Middle East. “The violence, suffering and the seriousness of the
sins committed must lead us to leave all to the justice of God, who
will judge each one according to his works. Be strong and cling to
the Church and to your faith, so as to purify the world with your
confidence; transform with your hope and heal with your forgiveness,
with the love and patience of your witness. May the Lord protect and
support you”.
Finally, during his greetings in
Italian, and recalled that tomorrow his three-day apostolic trip to
Turkey will begin, he invited those present to pray that “Peter's
visit to his brother Andrew may bring fruits of peace, sincere
dialogue between religions and harmony in the Turkish nation”.
No comments:
Post a Comment