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   Marc Lewis to All   
   Vatican Information Service (Press Relea   
   30 Nov 10 17:10:02   
   
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   JAPAN: SEEKING SOLUTIONS TO AVOID NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 27 NOV 2010 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received the Letters of   
   Credence of Hidekazu Yamaguchi, the new Japanese ambassador to the Holy See.   
      
   In his address to the diplomat the Pope highlighted Japan's important   
   contribution "to the spread of peace, democracy and human rights in the Far   
   East and beyond, especially in developing countries". He likewise expressed the   
   Holy See's satisfaction at the "financing of development and other forms of   
   assistance" practiced by Japan.   
      
   "Efforts to construct the unity of the human family through international   
   co-operation will help build a global economy in which all the world comes to   
   occupy its rightful place and can enjoy, as never before, the earth's   
   resources", said the Pope. In this context, he encouraged the Japanese   
   government "to continue its policies of co-operation and development,   
   particularly in areas that most affect the poorest and weakest".   
      
   Going on then to recall that this year marks the sixty-fifth anniversary of   
   "the tragic atomic bombardment of Hiroshima and Nagasaki", Benedict XVI said   
   "this tragedy is an insistent reminder to us of the need to persevere in   
   efforts to promote disarmament and the non-proliferation of nuclear arms.   
   Nuclear arms continue to be an important concern; their possession and the risk   
   of their possible use increase tension and mistrust in many parts of the world.   
   Your country", he told the ambassador, "should be cited as an example because   
   of its constant support for political solutions to avoid the proliferation of   
   nuclear arms, and for efforts to ensure that war is not considered a way of   
   resolving conflicts between nations and peoples".   
      
   "The Holy See", he concluded, "encourages all nations to work patiently to   
   weave a political and economic fabric of peace, in order to promote integral   
   human development and peoples' authentic aspirations. Part of the finances   
   allocated for armaments could be devolved to projects of economic and social   
   development, of education and healthcare. Without doubt this would contribute   
   to internal stability within countries and among peoples. In these unstable   
   times for markets and employment, the need to ensure the financing of   
   development continues to be a constant concern".   
      
   The Pope laid emphasis on the important position Japan occupies in the world   
   economy, noting that "the decisions of its government will continue to have an   
   impact far beyond its frontiers".   
      
   "May all men and women of good will see in the current economic crisis an   
   opportunity for discernment and for preparing projects characterised by charity   
   in truth, by solidarity and commitment in an ethically-oriented economy", he   
   said.   
      
   The Holy Father then went on to refer to the freedom of conscience and worship   
   which exist in Japan, and the opportunity the Catholic Church has "to live in   
   peace and fraternity with everyone in the country".   
      
   "The members of the Catholic Church in Japan", he said, "have long been   
   committed to open and respectful dialogue with other religions. ... The Church   
   has always promoted respect for human beings in their integrity and their   
   spiritual dimension, being an essential element common to all cultures which   
   finds expression in the personal search for the sacred through the practice of   
   religion. ... I wish to ensure the Japanese people", Pope Benedict concluded,   
   "of the great respect with which the Catholic Church undertakes inter-   
   religious dialogue, while remaining firmly committed to fostering mutual trust,   
   understanding and friendship, for the benefit of the entire human family".   
   CD/VIS 20101129 (570)   
      
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