2009-12-17 13:17:07

Pope Benedict XVI meets the Ambassadors at the presentation of the Letters of Credence


(December 17, 2009) “The challenges that humanity faces today is certainly a call for mobilization of minds and creativity of man, an intensification of applied research for a more efficient and healthy use of energy and resources . These efforts can provide a conversion or transformation of the current development model of our societies,” said Pope Benedict XVI. He was addressing the Ambassadors of Bangladesh, Denmark, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Finland and Latvia, in Rome on Thursday, 17th of December at the presentation of the Letters of Credence. The Pope added that “the Church proposes that radical change is to discover and bring progress, which is guided by the concept of integral development of the human person.” Referring to his encyclical Caritas in Veritate the Pope said that it is necessary to restore relationship between man and creation. Creation is the precious gift that God has given to men. Human persons cannot escape the environmental responsibility but use it properly to end the scandal of poverty and hunger because the degradation of the environment is a direct threat to human survival and development, he said. Further “Our humanity wants peace and, if possible, universal peace. It should be tender without utopia and without manipulation. We all know that peace requires political and economic, cultural and spiritual stability. Peace, as desired, will arise as the joint action of the individual, who discovers his true nature in God, and leaders of civil society and religious,” said the Pope. Speaking to the Ambassador of Bangladesh Mr. Mohammed Abdul Hannan, Pope Benedict said that their country still faces many economic, social and environmental challenges. Yet the significant strides in development made in recent times have raised the hopes of its citizens and attracted the attention of the entire global community. The Pope said: “I pray that Muslims, Hindus, Christians and all people of goodwill in your country will bear untiring witness to the peaceful coexistence that remains the vocation of the entire human race.” Although few in number, Bangladesh’s Catholics too share the expectation that the collaborative efforts which have made these gains possible will continue to animate the nation as its citizens set new goals for the future and devise fresh ways of achieving them.







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