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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 206
DATE 15-11-2012
Summary:
- THE AIM OF ECUMENISM IS THE UNITY OF DIVIDED CHRISTIANS
- AUDIENCES
___________________________________________________________
THE AIM OF ECUMENISM IS THE UNITY OF DIVIDED CHRISTIANS
Vatican City, 15 November 2012 (VIS) - The close ties between the work of
evangelisation and the need to overcome the divisions that still exist between
Christians was the central theme of this morning's address by the Holy Father
to the members and
consultors of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity on the
occasion of their plenary assembly dedicated to "The importance of ecumenism
in new evangelisation".
The Pope stated, "We cannot follow a truly ecumenical path while ignoring the
crisis of faith affecting vast areas of the world, including those where the
proclamation of the Gospel was first accepted and where Christian life has
flourished for
centuries. On the other hand, we cannot ignore the many signs indicating a
persistent need for spirituality, which is made manifest in various ways. The
spiritual poverty of many of our contemporaries, who no longer perceive the
absence of God in their
lives as a form of deprivation, poses a challenge to all Christians".
In this context, the Pope added, "we, believers in Christ, are called upon to
return to the essential, to the heart of our faith, to bear witness to the
living God before the world. … We must not forget what it is that
unites us: our faith in God
the Father and Creator, revealed in His Son Jesus Christ, effusing the Spirit
which revives and sanctifies. This is the faith we received in Baptism and it
is the faith that, in hope and charity, we can profess together.
"In the light of the primacy of faith we may also understand the importance of
the theological dialogues and conversations in which the Catholic Church is
engaged with Churches and ecclesial communities. Even when we cannot discern
the possibility of
re-establishing full communion in the near future, such dialogue facilitates
our awareness, not only of resistance and obstacles, but also of the richness
of experience, spiritual life and theological reflection, which become a
stimulus for ever deeper
testimony".
Benedict XVI emphasised that the aim of ecumenism is "visible unity between
divided Christians". To this end, we must "dedicate all our forces, but we
must also recognise that, in the final analysis, this unity is a gift from
God, and may come to us
only from the Father through His Son, because the Church is His Church. From
this perspective we see, not only the importance of invoking the Lord for
visible unity, but also how striving after this end is relevant to the new
evangelisation.
"It is good to journey together towards this objective, provided that the
Churches and ecclesial communities do not stop along the way, accepting the
various contradictions between them as normal or as the best they can hope to
achieve. It is, rather,
in the full communion of faith, Sacraments and ministry that the strength of
God, present and working in the world, will find concrete expression".
The Pope concluded, "Unity is on the one hand the fruit of faith and, on the
other, a means - almost a prerequisite - for an increasingly credible
proclamation of the faith to those who do not yet know the Saviour or who,
while having received the
proclamation of the Gospel, have almost forgotten this valuable gift. True
ecumenism, recognising the primacy of divine action, demands above all
patience, humility, and abandonment to the will of the Lord. In the final
analysis, ecumenism and new
evangelisation both require the dynamism of conversion, understood as the
sincere desire to follow Christ and to fully adhere to the will of the Father".
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 15 November 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in
audience eleven prelates of the Episcopal Conference of France, on their "ad
limina" visit:
- Archbishop Thierry Jordan of Reims
- Bishop Jean-Luc Bouilleret of Amiens.
- Bishop Jacques Benoit-Gonnin of Beauvais.
- Bishop Gilbert Louis of Chalons.
- Bishop Philippe Gueneley of Langres.
- Bishop Herve Giraud of Soissons.
- Bishop Marc Stenger of Troyes.
- Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Lille, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Gerard
Coliche.
- Bishop Jean-Paul Jaeger of Arras.
- Archbishop Francois Garnier of Cambrai.
Following yesterday's general audience, Benedict XVI met with Saad Hariri,
former prime minister of Lebanon. The former prime minister subsequently went
on to meet with Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with
States.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews121115
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 206DATE 15-11-2012
Summary: - THE AIM OF ECUMENISM IS THE
UNITY OF DIVIDED CHRISTIANS
- AUDIENCES
THE AIM OF ECUMENISM IS THE UNITY OF DIVIDED CHRISTIANS
Vatican City, 15 November 2012 (VIS) - The close ties between the work of
evangelisation and the need to overcome the divisions that still exist between
Christians was the central theme of this morning's address by the Holy Father
to the members and
consultors of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity on the
occasion of their plenary assembly dedicated to "The importance of ecumenism
in new evangelisation".
The Pope stated, "We cannot follow a truly ecumenical path while ignoring
the crisis of faith affecting vast areas of the world, including those where
the proclamation of the Gospel was first accepted and where Christian life has
flourished for
centuries. On the other hand, we cannot ignore the many signs indicating a
persistent need for spirituality, which is made manifest in various ways. The
spiritual poverty of many of our contemporaries, who no longer perceive the
absence of God in their
lives as a form of deprivation, poses a challenge to all Christians".
In this context, the Pope added, "we, believers in Christ, are called upon
to return to the essential, to the heart of our faith, to bear witness to the
living God before the world. … We must not forget what it is that
unites us: our faith in
God the Father and Creator, revealed in His Son Jesus Christ, effusing the
Spirit which revives and sanctifies. This is the faith we received in Baptism
and it is the faith that, in hope and charity, we can profess together.
"In the light of the primacy of faith we may also understand the importance
of the theological dialogues and conversations in which the Catholic Church is
engaged with Churches and ecclesial communities. Even when we cannot discern
the possibility of
re-establishing full communion in the near future, such dialogue facilitates
our awareness, not only of resistance and obstacles, but also of the richness
of experience, spiritual life and theological reflection, which become a
stimulus for ever deeper
testimony".
Benedict XVI emphasised that the aim of ecumenism is "visible unity between
divided Christians". To this end, we must "dedicate all our forces, but we
must also recognise that, in the final analysis, this unity is a gift from
God, and may come to us
only from the Father through His Son, because the Church is His Church. From
this perspective we see, not only the importance of invoking the Lord for
visible unity, but also how striving after this end is relevant to the new
evangelisation.
"It is good to journey together towards this objective, provided that the
Churches and ecclesial communities do not stop along the way, accepting the
various contradictions between them as normal or as the best they can hope to
achieve. It is,
rather, in the full communion of faith, Sacraments and ministry that the
strength of God, present and working in the world, will find concrete
expression".
The Pope concluded, "Unity is on the one hand the fruit of faith and, on
the other, a means - almost a prerequisite - for an increasingly credible
proclamation of the faith to those who do not yet know the Saviour or who,
while having received the
proclamation of the Gospel, have almost forgotten this valuable gift. True
ecumenism, recognising the primacy of divine action, demands above all
patience, humility, and abandonment to the will of the Lord. In the final
analysis, ecumenism and new
evangelisation both require the dynamism of conversion, understood as the
sincere desire to follow Christ and to fully adhere to the will of the
Father".
Vatican City, 15 November 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in
audience eleven prelates of the Episcopal Conference of France, on their "ad
limina" visit:
- Archbishop Thierry Jordan of Reims
- Bishop Jean-Luc Bouilleret of Amiens.
- Bishop Jacques Benoit-Gonnin of Beauvais.
- Bishop Gilbert Louis of Chalons.
- Bishop Philippe Gueneley of Langres.
- Bishop Herve Giraud of Soissons.
- Bishop Marc Stenger of Troyes.
- Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Lille, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop
Gerard Coliche.
- Bishop Jean-Paul Jaeger of Arras.
- Archbishop Francois Garnier of Cambrai.
Following yesterday's general audience, Benedict XVI met with Saad Hariri,
former prime minister of Lebanon. The former prime minister subsequently went
on to meet with Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with
States.
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
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/italinde.php
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