Pope Benedict XVI’s message for the World Day of Peace 2007
( Tues.12 Dec.2006):- PopeBenedict XVI ‘s message for the 2007 World Day of Peace, which is celebrated annually Jan 1st, invokes peace upon all those experiencing pain and suffering and living under the threat of violence, terrorism and armed aggression. It particularly invokes peace upon children, especially those,whose future is compromised by exploitation and the malice of unscrupulous adults.The Pope’s 14-page document was released during a Press conference at the Vatican on Tuesday, Dec. 12, by Cardinal Renato Rafffaele Martino – President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. “The human person - the heart of peace” is the theme of the peace message that begins with the Pope extending good wishes of peace to Govts; leaders of Nations and all men and women of goodwill. The Papal message expresses the Pope’s conviction that respect for the human person, promotes peace, and in building peace, the foundations are laid for an authentic, integral humanism. The Pope’s message explains that peace is both a gift and a task. It says that this gift of God is manifested in a harmonious and ordered world, and also in the redemption of Humanity that needs to be rescued from the disorder of sin. The message notes that peace is based on the respect for the rights of all. It denounces deaths caused by hunger, abortion, experimentation on human embryos and euthanasia, calling them attacks on peace.
Another disturbing symptom of lack of peace in the world is represented by the difficulties that both Christians and the followers of other religions frequently encounter, in publicly and freely professing their religious convictions, says the message and notes the persecution faced in some States by Christians. The Church, says the message, champions the fundamental rights of each person, including the right of the poor to essential goods like food, water and shelter. The message also calls for an ecology of peace, saying disregard for the environment always harms human coexistence. Pope Benedict’s message concludes with an urgent appeal to the People of God saying: “Let every Christian be committed to tireless peace-making and strenuous defence of the dignity of the human person and his inalienable rights”.
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