Subject: VISnews 110909   
   Organization: VIS - Ufficio Stampa della Santa Sede   
   From: Vatican Information Service - Eng - txt    
      
   VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE   
      
   TWENTY FIRST YEAR - N. 150   
   ENGLISH   
   FRIDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER 2011   
      
   SUMMARY:   
      
   - Letters of Credence of New United Kingdom Ambassador   
   - Audiences   
      
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   LETTERS OF CREDENCE OF NEW UNITED KINGDOM AMBASSADOR   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 9 SEP 2011 (VIS) - Today in the Apostolic Palace of   
   Castelgandolfo, the Holy Father received the Letters of Credence of Nigel   
   Marcus Baker, the new British ambassador to the Holy See.   
      
     Addressing the diplomat in English, the Pope recalled his own visit to the   
   United Kingdom last year for the beatification of Cardinal John Henry   
   Newman, and expressed the hope that a "fresh awareness" of the new blessed's   
   writings would "bear new fruit among those searching for solutions to the   
   political, economic and social questions of our age".   
      
     "The Holy See and the United Kingdom continue to share a common concern   
   for peace among nations, the integral development of peoples throughout the   
   world, ... and the spread of authentic human rights, especially through the   
   rule of law and fair participative government, with a special care for the   
   needy and those whose natural rights are denied", said the Holy Father.   
      
     He also mentioned the recent visit made by Queen Elizabeth II to the   
   Republic of Ireland, describing it as "an important milestone in the process   
   of reconciliation that is happily becoming ever more firmly established in   
   Northern Ireland, despite the unrest that occurred there during this past   
   summer. I take this opportunity once again to encourage all who would resort   
   to violence to put aside their grievances, and to seek instead a dialogue   
   with their neighbours for the peace and prosperity of the whole community".   
      
     The Holy Father pointed out that the British government "wishes to employ   
   policies that are based on enduring values that cannot be simply expressed   
   in legal terms. This is especially important in the light of events in   
   England this summer. When policies do not presume or promote objective   
   values, the resulting moral relativism ... tends instead to produce   
   frustration, despair, selfishness and a disregard for the life and liberty   
   of others. Policy makers are therefore right to look urgently for ways to   
   uphold excellence in education, to promote social opportunity and economic   
   mobility, and to examine ways to favour long-term employment".   
      
     "The sustainable development of the world's poorer peoples through   
   well-targeted assistance remains a worthy goal", the Pope went on. "Such   
   assistance should always aim to improve their lives and their economic   
   prospects. As you know, development is also of benefit to donor countries,   
   not only through the creation of economic markets, but also through the   
   fostering of mutual respect, solidarity, and above all peace through   
   prosperity for all the world's peoples".   
      
     Pope Benedict concluded his remarks by noting that the promotion of   
   "models of development which employ modern knowledge to husband natural   
   resources will also have the benefit of better protecting the environment   
   for emerging and developed countries alike".   
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   AUDIENCES   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 9 SEP 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate   
   audiences:   
      
    - Archbishop Bruno Musaro, apostolic nuncio to Cuba.   
      
    - Bishop Vincenzo Paglia of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy, accompanied by   
   Andrea Riccardi, founder of the Sant'Egidio Community.   
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