Federico Lombardi SJ
Director of the Vatican press office and Vatican Radio
Director of the Vatican press office and Vatican Radio
December 24, 2009
"The dialogue with other religions must now add the above dialogue with those for whom religion is something alien, to whom God is unknown and is not, however, would simply remain without God, but at least approach it as Unknown. " The last part of the Pope's speech to the Roman Curia is the one that certainly hit more. Living in a largely secularized world, and where faith is becoming increasingly difficult, they are words we needed. The Pope recalls that Jesus passionately evacuate materials from the business is a large courtyard of the temple - that said "kind of" not belonging to the Jewish people - just because there may be a place of prayer open to those who "know God only from afar who are unhappy with their gods, rituals, myths, wishing the Pure and the Great, even if God is for them the "unknown God". The Pope has managed to make it clear that "people who consider themselves agnostic or atheist, should be dear to us who believe" and this respecting their freedom of thought and will, respecting their wish not to be considered "subject of mission" on our part. It is not always our words suggest this respect. And yet they must feel - as individuals and as communities - neighbors kindly, friendly experts in recognizing the continued return of the question of God as essential to human existence, deep longing for love and light. Contemplation of the Incarnation, which is both a revelation and mystery, teach us to this dual friendship with God and the man who does not know it.
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