I take advantage of the opportunity to reaffirm the right of the Lebanese to the integrity and sovereignty of their country, the right of Israelis to live in peace in their state, and the right of Palestinians to a free and sovereign homeland.He also mentioned St. Mary Magdalene, St. Brigid and greeted a group of nuns from India ... :)
I feel, moreover, especially close to defenseless civilian populations, unjustly stricken in a conflict in which they are no more than victims: both those of Galilee, obliged to live in shelters, as well as the great multitude of Lebanese, who once more, see their country destroyed, and have to leave everything behind to try to save themselves in another place.
I raise to God a sorrowful prayer so that the aspiration to peace of the great majority of peoples may soon be realized, thanks to the common commitment of those responsible. I also renew my appeal to all charitable organizations to manifest in a practical manner common solidarity with those populations.
"The greatest of these is love"
Catholica, Indica, Et Cetera.
The occasional blog of Fr. Gaurav Shroff
Monday, July 24, 2006
Prayer for Peace
The text of the Holy Father's Angelus address yesterday, from Les Combes, the Alpine village he is vacationing in [Via Zenit
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