We Must Not Reduce The Bosom Of

We Christians Identify Christ With The Sun, And The Moon With The Church, The Community Of The Faithful. No One, Save Jesus Christ, Possesses His Or Her Own Light.

I Then Greet And Cordially Thank You All, Dear Friends Belonging To Other Religious Traditions; First Of All The Muslims, Who Worship The One God, Living And Merciful, And Call Upon Him In Prayer, And All Of You. I Really Appreciate Your Presence: In It I See A Tangible Sign Of The Will To Grow In Mutual Esteem And Cooperation For The Common Good Of Humanity.

In A World Often Marked By Selfishness, A Large Family Is A School Of Solidarity And Sharing; And This Attitude Is To The Benefit Of Society As A Whole.... I Always Thank The Lord In Seeing Mothers And Fathers Of Large Families, Together With Their Children, Committed To The Life Of The Church And Of Society.

I Wish To Extend An Invitation To Solidarity To Everyone, And I Would Like To Encourage Those In Public Office To Make Every Effort To Give New Impetus To Employment, This Means Caring For The Dignity Of The Person, But Above All I Would Say Do Not Lose Hope.

Christian Hope Is Not A Ghost And It Does Not Deceive. It Is A Theological Virtue And Therefore, Ultimately, A Gift From God That Cannot Be Reduced To Optimism, Which Is Only Human. God Does Not Mislead Hope; God Cannot Deny Himself. God Is All Promise.