6/28/08

Tanzania: Bible Assembly Shows Love for Africa, Says Pope


 

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Dar es Salaam

The pope sent a message of support to world Catholic Bible experts assembled here, telling them that the decision to hold the event for the first time in Africa was a gesture of solidarity with the continent.

Pope Benedict XVI's message to the 7th Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Biblical Federation (CBF) was read out by Father Juan Usma from the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

"The fact that your meeting is being held in Dar es Salaam is an important gesture of solidarity with the Church in Africa, more so in view of next year's special Synod for Africa," the pope said.

"The message you bring to Dar es Salaam is clearly a message of love of the Bible and love of Africa."

The theme of the Assembly draws attention to how God's Word can restore humanity in reconciliation, justice and peace, the pope noted. "This is the word of life that the Church has to offer to a broken world."

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It is only Christ, the eternal Word of the living God, who through the Holy Spirit, could open our minds to understand the Scriptures. "I warmly encourage you, therefore, not only to continue to make known the profound relevance of the Scriptures to the contemporary experience of Catholics and particularly to the younger generations, but also to lead them to interpret them from the central perspective of Christ and his Paschal mystery."

All Christians, the pope went on, are called to imitate the openness of Mary who received the Word of God in her heart and in her body and gave Life to the world.

May the peoples of Africa receive this Word as the life-giving source of reconciliation and justice, and especially of the true peace that comes only from the Risen Lord."






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