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Pult-Bajze (Fides Service) - "The Lord Jesus says still
today: As the Father sent me so I am sending you' Therefore go
out and give to all you meet the gift of the Good News which is
the heritage of all peoples". This call was made by Cardinal
Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation
of Peoples, on Monday 11 November to the Catholics in Pult-Bajze.
" Many , after the fall of communism think only of material
wellbeing and they are often disappointed - the Cardinal said.
and in this context the Church is constantly committed to solidarity
with the poor, because God is especially present in the poor.
The Cardinal continued: "While the Church preaches the dignity
of the human person and works to improve living conditions, she
also says that these objectives must be preached together with
those Gospel values entrusted by the Lord Jesus to his disciples".
Cardinal Sepe then called attention to the family and social relations,
two realities demanding special care. The family must be given
sound and regular catechesis, beginning with the significance
of Christian marriage, to make prayer the centre of family life.
Social relations must be inspired by the Gospel and founded on
love, justice and forgiveness. "Forgiveness is humanly speaking
difficult - Cardinal Sepe said - but it is necessary if we want
to remain faithful to the teaching of our Divine Founder".
See homily
in Italian and further information . (Fides Service 11/11/2002)
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