Pope greets Metropolitans

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday met with the metropolitan Archbishops who received the pallium during Friday’s celebration of the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul.

The Archbishops were joined in the Paul VI audience hall by their friends, families, and pilgrims from their Metropolitan Sees.

Pope Benedict XVI said the presence of Archbishops from the different parts of the world manifested in a visible way the universality of the Church, which is called to make Christ known and to proclaim the Gospel on all continents and in all languages.

He then spoke to the Archbishops in seven different languages: Italian, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish.

“I extend warm greetings to the … Metropolitan Archbishops upon whom I conferred the Pallium yesterday,” the Pope said. “I also welcome their family members, their relatives, friends and the faithful of their respective Archdioceses who have come to Rome to pray with them and to share their joy.”

The Holy Father concluded by imploring the Archbishops to bring back to their communities the experiences of intense spirituality and authentic unity in the Gospel which they went through during their days in Rome.

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