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   LETTER FROM THE HOLY FATHER TO THE PRESIDENT OF IRAN   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 11 NOV 2010 (VIS) - Made public today was a Letter from Benedict   
   XVI addressed to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of the Islamic Republic of   
   Iran. The Letter was delivered by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the   
   Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, during a meeting with   
   President Ahmadinejad on 9 November in Tehran.   
      
   In his Letter, written in response to a message sent to him by the vice   
   president of Iran, the Pope expresses his "profound conviction that respect for   
   the transcendent dimension of the human person is an indispensable condition   
   for the construction of a just social order and a stable peace. Indeed, the   
   relationship with God is the ultimate foundation for the inalienable dignity   
   and sacred character of every human life.   
      
   "When the promotion of the dignity of the human person is the primary   
   inspiration of political and social activity that is committed to search for   
   the common good, solid and enduring foundations are created for building peace   
   and harmony between peoples", the Pope adds.   
      
   "The Catholics present in Iran and those around the world make efforts to   
   collaborate with their fellow citizens to contribute loyally and honestly to   
   the common good of the respective societies in which they live, becoming   
   builders of peace and reconciliation".   
   BXVI-LETTER/VIS 20101111 (220)   
      
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