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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 87
DATE 04-05-2012
Summary:
- STATES MUST ENSURE THAT LEGISLATION DOES NOT INCREASE SOCIAL INEQUALITY
- AUDIENCES
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
___________________________________________________________
STATES MUST ENSURE THAT LEGISLATION DOES NOT INCREASE SOCIAL INEQUALITY
Vatican City, 4 May 2012 (VIS) - This morning in the Vatican, Benedict XVI
received five new non resident ambassadors to the Holy See: Teshome Toga
Chanaka of Ethiopia, David Cooney of Ireland, Naivakarurubalavu Solo Mara of
the Republic of Fiji, Viguen
Tchitetchian of Armenia and Dato' Ho May Young, the first ambassador of
Malaysia to the Holy See.
Excerpts from the Holy Father's French-language address to the diplomats is
given below:
"The development of the communications media has, in some way, made our planet
smaller. ... Awareness of the great suffering caused throughout the world by
both material and spiritual poverty calls people to mobilise in order to face,
in justice and
solidarity, all threats to human beings, society and the environment".
"Exodus to the great cities, armed conflict, hunger and pandemics, which
affect so many people, give rise to new forms of poverty in our time. The
global economic crisis has caused an increasing number of families to live in
precarious conditions. When
the manufacture and increase of needs leads us to believe in the possibility
of unlimited enjoyment and consumption, the lack of the means necessary to
achieve these ends leads to frustration. ... When poverty coexists with
enormous wealth, a sense of
injustice arises which can become a source of rebellion. Therefore it is
necessary for States to ensure that legislation does not increase social
inequality and that people can live dignified lives".
"The development to which all nations aspire must involve human beings in
their entirety, not just economic factors. ... Experiences such as
micro-credit, and initiatives to create cooperative associations show that it
is possible to harmonise economic
objectives with social necessities, democratic government and respect for
nature. It is also advisable to encourage manual work and to promote an
agriculture which works in favour of local people, viewing these activities
with the respect they deserve".
"In order to strengthen the human factor of social and political life,
attention must given to another kind of poverty: the loss of reference to
spiritual values and to God. This defect make it more difficult to distinguish
good from evil, and to
overcome personal interests in favour of the common good. States have a duty
to promote their cultural and religious heritage, which contributes to the
development of a nation, and to facilitate people's access thereto, because by
familiarising
ourselves with our history each of us is able to discover the roots of our own
existence".
"Religion helps us to recognise others as brothers and sisters in humanity.
Giving everyone the opportunity to know God, in complete freedom, is to help
them forge a strong personality which will enable them to bear witness to
good, and put it into
effect even at great cost. In this way we will build a society in which
sobriety and fraternity triumph over misery, indifference and selfishness,
over exploitation and waste and, above all, over exclusion".
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 4 May 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience:
- Ten prelates of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on their
"ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan of Santa Fe.
- Bishop James S. Wall of Gallup.
- Bishop Ricardo Ramirez C.S.B. of Las Cruces
- Bishop Thomas James Olmsted of Phoenix, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop
Eduardo A. Nevares.
- Bishop Gerald Frederick Kicanas of Tucson.
- Bishop James Douglas Conley, apostolic administrator of Denver.
- Bishop Paul D. Etienne of Cheyenne.
- Bishop Michael John Sheridan of Colorado Springs.
- Bishop Fernando Isern of Pueblo.
- Bishop Luigi Negri of San Marino-Montefeltro.
___________________________________________________________
OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
Vatican City, 4 May 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Fr. James Romen
Boiragi, vicar general and currently diocesan administrator of Khulna,
Bangladesh, as bishop of the same diocese (area 28,236, population 15,343,767,
Catholics 33,296, priests
45, religious 104). The bishop-elect was born in Holdibunia, Bangladesh in
1955 and ordained a priest in 1985. He studied in Bangladesh and in Rome and
has served as pastor of the cathedral of Khulna and as vice judicial vicar of
the diocesan tribunal.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews120504
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 87DATE 04-05-2012
Summary: - STATES MUST ENSURE THAT
LEGISLATION DOES NOT INCREASE SOCIAL
INEQUALITY - AUDIENCES - OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS ___________________________________________________________
STATES MUST ENSURE THAT LEGISLATION DOES NOT INCREASE SOCIAL INEQUALITY
Vatican City, 4 May 2012 (VIS) - This morning in the Vatican, Benedict XVI
received five new non resident ambassadors to the Holy See: Teshome Toga
Chanaka of Ethiopia, David Cooney of Ireland, Naivakarurubalavu Solo Mara of
the Republic of Fiji,
Viguen Tchitetchian of Armenia and Dato' Ho May Young, the first ambassador of
Malaysia to the Holy See.
Excerpts from the Holy Father's French-language address to the diplomats is
given below:
"The development of the communications media has, in some way, made our
planet smaller. ... Awareness of the great suffering caused throughout the
world by both material and spiritual poverty calls people to mobilise in order
to face, in justice and
solidarity, all threats to human beings, society and the environment".
"Exodus to the great cities, armed conflict, hunger and pandemics, which
affect so many people, give rise to new forms of poverty in our time. The
global economic crisis has caused an increasing number of families to live in
precarious conditions.
When the manufacture and increase of needs leads us to believe in the
possibility of unlimited enjoyment and consumption, the lack of the means
necessary to achieve these ends leads to frustration. ... When poverty
coexists with enormous wealth, a sense
of injustice arises which can become a source of rebellion. Therefore it is
necessary for States to ensure that legislation does not increase social
inequality and that people can live dignified lives".
"The development to which all nations aspire must involve human beings in
their entirety, not just economic factors. ... Experiences such as
micro-credit, and initiatives to create cooperative associations show that it
is possible to harmonise
economic objectives with social necessities, democratic government and respect
for nature. It is also advisable to encourage manual work and to promote an
agriculture which works in favour of local people, viewing these activities
with the respect they
deserve".
"In order to strengthen the human factor of social and political life,
attention must given to another kind of poverty: the loss of reference to
spiritual values and to God. This defect make it more difficult to distinguish
good from evil, and to
overcome personal interests in favour of the common good. States have a duty
to promote their cultural and religious heritage, which contributes to the
development of a nation, and to facilitate people's access thereto, because by
familiarising
ourselves with our history each of us is able to discover the roots of our own
existence".
"Religion helps us to recognise others as brothers and sisters in humanity.
Giving everyone the opportunity to know God, in complete freedom, is to help
them forge a strong personality which will enable them to bear witness to
good, and put it into
effect even at great cost. In this way we will build a society in which
sobriety and fraternity triumph over misery, indifference and selfishness,
over exploitation and waste and, above all, over exclusion".
Vatican City, 4 May 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Fr. James Romen
Boiragi, vicar general and currently diocesan administrator of Khulna,
Bangladesh, as bishop of the same diocese (area 28,236, population 15,343,767,
Catholics 33,296, priests
45, religious 104). The bishop-elect was born in Holdibunia, Bangladesh in
1955 and ordained a priest in 1985. He studied in Bangladesh and in Rome and
has served as pastor of the cathedral of Khulna and as vice judicial vicar of
the diocesan
tribunal.
Per ulteriori informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il
sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del
VIS viene inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne
hanno
fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo non si desidera continuare a
riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina dinizio: http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vi
/italinde.php
Copyright (VIS): Le notizie contenute nei servizi del Vatican
Information Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente
citando la fonte: V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service.
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