| UDIENZA AI RABBINI
CAPO DI ISRAELE
Alle 11 di questa mattina, il Santo Padre Giovanni Paolo II ha ricevuto
in Udienza il Signor Jona Metzgher, Rabbino Capo di Israele, il
Signor Slomo Amar, Rabbino Capo di Israele, e il Signor Oded Wiener,
Direttore Generale del Gran Rabbinato, a Roma in occasione del Concerto
della Riconciliazione, che avrà luogo domani in Vaticano,
ed ha loro rivolto le parole di saluto che pubblichiamo di seguito:
• SALUTO DEL SANTO PADRE
Distinguished Gentlemen,
I am pleased that you have come to Rome to attend the Concert of
Reconciliation at the Vatican, and I am happy to extend to you today
my warm and cordial greetings. In the twenty-five years of my Pontificate
I have striven to promote Jewish-Catholic dialogue and to foster
ever greater understanding, respect and cooperation between us.
Indeed, one of the highlights of my Pontificate will always remain
my Jubilee Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, which included intense moments
of remembrance, reflection and prayer at the Yad Vashem Holocaust
Memorial and at the Wailing Wall.
The official dialogue established between the Catholic Church and
the Chief Rabbinate of Israel is a sign of great hope. We must spare
no effort in working together to build a world of justice, peace
and reconciliation for all peoples. May Divine Providence bless
our work and crown it with success! |