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Pope: We Must Thank God When Religious Leaders Work Together for Life & Human Dignity

Pope’s Remarks to Dharmic Religions Before General Audience

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Before the General Audience this morning, Pope Francis received members of Dharmic religions in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall and addressed them briefly (translation of his words is below).
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[Pope’s words before the audience:] Dear Friends,
I greet all of you who met for the Conference “Dharma and Logos – Dialogue and Cooperation in a Complex Age”, held yesterday in Rome. I am most appreciative of the efforts of those who made possible this initiative, which brought together Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs.
Dialogue and cooperation are essential at a time like our own, when complex and unprecedented factors have led to increased tensions and conflicts, accompanied by violence on both a small and a large scale. It is a cause for thanksgiving to God when religious leaders actively foster a culture of encounter by offering an example of fruitful dialogue and by working together effectively in the service of life, human dignity and the care of creation.
I thank you for what you have done by coming together, in accordance with your respective religious traditions, to promote goodness in our world, and upon you and your communities I invoke an abundance of divine blessings.
[Original text: Italian] [Vatican-provided text]

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